Map of Ḩalabja, Iraq

Ḩalabja is a city in Halabja, Iraq, with a population of about 57,333. It lies at 35.1778°N, 45.9861°E. Ḩalabja is about 251 km (156 mi) northeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Derbendîxan, 28 km to the west.

Ḩalabja at a glance

Where is Ḩalabja?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 47 min on the shortest day to 14 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ḩalabja

• Derbendîxan — 28 km west
• Marīvān — 42 km northeast, Iran
• Javānrūd — 64 km southeast, Iran
• As Sulaymānīyah — 66 km northwest
• Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb — 80 km south, Iran
• Kelar — 86 km southwest
• Bāneh — 92 km north, Iran
• Sanandaj — 93 km east, Iran
• Kāmyārān — 96 km southeast, Iran
• Khānaqīn — 107 km southwest

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.