Map of Bayjī, Iraq

Bayjī is a city in Salah ad Din, Iraq, with a population of about 173,677. It lies at 34.9291°N, 43.4888°E. Bayjī is about 196 km (122 mi) northwest of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tikrīt, 39 km to the southeast.

Bayjī at a glance

Where is Bayjī?

• The 24th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The largest city in Salah ad Din on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 48 min on the shortest day to 14 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bayjī

• Tikrīt — 39 km southeast
• Ash Sharqāt — 70 km north
• Sāmarrā’ — 89 km southeast
• Kirkuk — 102 km northeast
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 104 km east
• Balad — 118 km southeast
• Jamjamāl — 139 km northeast
• Khāliş — 157 km southeast
• Baqubah — 166 km southeast
• Ramadi — 169 km south

Largest cities in Salah ad Din

• Ash Sharqāt — 160,000
• Sāmarrā’ — 158,508
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 120,712
• Tikrīt — 42,477
• Balad — 42,088

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.