Map of Soran, Iraq

Soran is a city in Erbil, Iraq, with a population of about 91,589. It lies at 36.6532°N, 44.5441°E. Soran is about 369 km (229 mi) north of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hajiawa, 52 km to the southeast.

Soran at a glance

Where is Soran?

• The 48th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 5th largest city in Erbil on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 39 min on the shortest day to 14 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Soran

• Hajiawa — 52 km southeast
• Piranshahr — 54 km east, Iran
• Ṟaniye — 54 km southeast
• Beḧirke — 59 km southwest
• Kasnazān — 62 km southwest
• Koysinceq — 64 km south
• Oshnavīyeh — 65 km northeast, Iran
• Erbil — 71 km southwest
• Qeładizê — 74 km southeast
• Naqadeh — 82 km northeast, Iran

Largest cities in Erbil

• Erbil — 1,612,700
• Xebat — 148,047
• Kasnazān — 146,639
• Beḧirke — 130,518
• Koysinceq — 44,987

Largest cities in Iraq

• Baghdad — 7,216,000
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 2,015,483
• Mosul — 1,683,000
• Erbil — 1,612,700
• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Karbala — 1,218,732
• Kirkuk — 1,031,000
• Abū Ghurayb — 900,000
• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Nasiriyah — 558,400

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.