Map of ‘Afrīn, Syria

‘Afrīn is a city in Aleppo, Syria, with a population of about 48,693. It lies at 36.5119°N, 36.8695°E. ‘Afrīn is about 338 km (210 mi) north of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is I‘zāz, 18 km to the northeast.

‘Afrīn at a glance

Where is ‘Afrīn?

• The 34th largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• The 8th largest city in Aleppo on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 40 min on the shortest day to 14 h 39 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near ‘Afrīn

• I‘zāz — 18 km northeast
• Kilis — 32 km northeast, Turkey
• Reyhanlı — 38 km southwest, Turkey
• Aleppo — 43 km southeast
• Kırıkhan — 46 km west, Turkey
• Al Bāb — 60 km east
• Tādif — 62 km east
• İskenderun — 63 km west, Turkey
• Kabbasin — 63 km east
• As Safīrah — 66 km southeast

Largest cities in Aleppo

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Al Bāb — 130,745
• Manbij — 99,497
• I‘zāz — 66,138
• As Safīrah — 63,708
• Kabbasin — 51,230
• ‘Ayn al ‘Arab — 50,000
• Tādif — 34,670

Largest cities in Syria

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Damascus — 1,569,394
• Homs — 775,404
• Latakia — 709,000
• Ar Raqqah — 531,952
• Ḩamāh — 460,602
• Ţarţūs — 458,327
• Al Ḩasakah — 422,445
• Deir ez-Zor — 271,800
• Al Qāmishlī — 184,231

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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.