Map of Manbij, Syria

Manbij is a city in Aleppo, Syria, with a population of about 99,497. It lies at 36.5281°N, 37.9549°E. Manbij is about 368 km (229 mi) northeast of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kabbasin, 36 km to the west.

Manbij at a glance

Where is Manbij?

• The 15th largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Aleppo on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 40 min on the shortest day to 14 h 39 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Manbij

• Kabbasin — 36 km west
• Tādif — 43 km southwest
• Al Bāb — 43 km southwest
• ‘Ayn al ‘Arab — 54 km northeast
• Birecik — 55 km north, Turkey
• Nizip — 55 km north, Turkey
• Suruç — 65 km northeast, Turkey
• As Safīrah — 72 km southwest
• Kilis — 78 km west, Turkey
• Gaziantep — 78 km northwest, Turkey

Largest cities in Aleppo

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Al Bāb — 130,745
• I‘zāz — 66,138
• As Safīrah — 63,708
• Kabbasin — 51,230
• ‘Ayn al ‘Arab — 50,000
• ‘Afrīn — 48,693
• Tādif — 34,670

Largest cities in Syria

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Damascus — 1,569,394
• Homs — 775,404
• Latakia — 709,000
• Ar Raqqah — 531,952
• Ḩamāh — 460,602
• Ţarţūs — 458,327
• Al Ḩasakah — 422,445
• Deir ez-Zor — 271,800
• Al Qāmishlī — 184,231

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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.