Map of Şanlıurfa, Turkey

Şanlıurfa is the administrative centre of Şanlıurfa, Turkey, with a population of about 449,549. It lies at 37.1671°N, 38.7939°E. Şanlıurfa is about 600 km (373 mi) southeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Suruç, 39 km to the southwest.

Şanlıurfa at a glance

Where is Şanlıurfa?

• The 28th largest city in Turkey by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 36 min on the shortest day to 14 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Şanlıurfa

• Suruç — 39 km southwest
• ‘Ayn al ‘Arab — 50 km southwest, Syria
• Kâhta — 70 km north
• Birecik — 74 km west
• Siverek — 80 km northeast
• Adıyaman — 81 km northwest
• Viranşehir — 85 km east
• Nizip — 90 km west
• Besni — 101 km northwest
• Manbij — 103 km southwest, Syria

Largest cities in Şanlıurfa

• Siverek — 175,341
• Viranşehir — 154,163
• Suruç — 101,178
• Birecik — 44,284

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.