Map of Kelar, Iraq

Kelar is a city in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, with a population of about 250,000. It lies at 34.6281°N, 45.3185°E. Kelar is about 166 km (103 mi) northeast of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Khānaqīn, 32 km to the south.

Kelar at a glance

Where is Kelar?

• The 19th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Sulaymaniyah on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 50 min on the shortest day to 14 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kelar

• Khānaqīn — 32 km south
• Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb — 53 km east, Iran
• Derbendîxan — 63 km northeast
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 69 km northwest
• Al Miqdādīyah — 80 km southwest
• Ḩalabja — 86 km northeast
• As Sulaymānīyah — 105 km north
• Jamjamāl — 110 km northwest
• Javānrūd — 111 km east, Iran
• Khāliş — 116 km southwest

Largest cities in Sulaymaniyah

• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Qeładizê — 140,688
• Ṟaniye — 114,173
• Hajiawa — 80,000
• Derbendîxan — 54,896
• Jamjamāl — 42,593

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.