Map of Afşin, Turkey

Afşin is a city in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, with a population of about 39,613. It lies at 38.2477°N, 36.9140°E. Afşin is about 397 km (246 mi) southeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Elbistan, 25 km to the east.

Afşin at a glance

Where is Afşin?

• The 3rd largest city in Kahramanmaraş on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 30 min on the shortest day to 14 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Afşin

• Elbistan — 25 km east
• Göksun — 44 km southwest
• Kahramanmaraş — 74 km south
• Besni — 103 km southeast
• Kadirli — 121 km southwest
• Develi — 125 km west
• Talas — 128 km northwest
• Kozan — 131 km southwest
• Kayseri — 136 km northwest
• Gaziantep — 138 km south

Largest cities in Kahramanmaraş

• Kahramanmaraş — 384,953
• Elbistan — 80,456
• Göksun — 34,243

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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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.