Map of Birecik, Turkey

Birecik is a city in Şanlıurfa, Turkey, with a population of about 44,284. It lies at 37.0258°N, 37.9784°E. Birecik is about 550 km (342 mi) southeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nizip, 16 km to the west.

Birecik at a glance

Where is Birecik?

• The 5th largest city in Şanlıurfa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 37 min on the shortest day to 14 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Birecik

• Nizip — 16 km west
• ‘Ayn al ‘Arab — 37 km southeast, Syria
• Suruç — 40 km east
• Gaziantep — 53 km west
• Manbij — 55 km south, Syria
• Şanlıurfa — 74 km east
• Besni — 75 km north
• Kabbasin — 75 km southwest, Syria
• Al Bāb — 84 km southwest, Syria
• Kilis — 84 km southwest

Largest cities in Şanlıurfa

• Şanlıurfa — 449,549
• Siverek — 175,341
• Viranşehir — 154,163
• Suruç — 101,178

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.