Map of Saymayl, Iraq

Saymayl is a city in Duhok, Iraq, with a population of about 152,512. It lies at 36.8582°N, 42.8482°E. Saymayl is about 416 km (258 mi) north of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dihok, 13 km to the east.

Saymayl at a glance

Where is Saymayl?

• The 30th largest city in Iraq by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Duhok on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 38 min on the shortest day to 14 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Saymayl

• Dihok — 13 km east
• Sīnah — 18 km east
• Zaxo — 35 km northwest
• Silopi — 55 km northwest, Turkey
• Mosul — 63 km southeast
• Cizre — 79 km northwest, Turkey
• Al-Hamdaniya — 81 km southeast
• Şırnak — 81 km northwest, Turkey
• Xebat — 98 km southeast
• Sinjār — 105 km southwest

Largest cities in Duhok

• Dihok — 340,900
• Sīnah — 128,776
• Zaxo — 95,052

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.