Map of Beḧirke, Iraq

Beḧirke is a city in Erbil, Iraq, with a population of about 130,518. It lies at 36.3156°N, 44.0353°E. Beḧirke is about 332 km (207 mi) north of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Erbil, 15 km to the south.

Beḧirke at a glance

Where is Beḧirke?

• The 36th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Erbil on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 41 min on the shortest day to 14 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Beḧirke

• Erbil — 15 km south
• Kasnazān — 15 km southeast
• Xebat — 33 km west
• Soran — 59 km northeast
• Al-Hamdaniya — 59 km west
• Koysinceq — 59 km southeast
• Hajiawa — 69 km east
• Ṟaniye — 76 km east
• Mosul — 82 km west
• Qeładizê — 99 km east

Largest cities in Erbil

• Erbil — 1,612,700
• Xebat — 148,047
• Kasnazān — 146,639
• Soran — 91,589
• 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.