Map of Tikrīt, Iraq

Tikrīt is the administrative centre of Salah ad Din, Iraq, with a population of about 42,477. It lies at 34.6158°N, 43.6786°E. Tikrīt is about 157 km (97 mi) northwest of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bayjī, 39 km to the northwest.

Tikrīt at a glance

Where is Tikrīt?

• The 5th largest city in Salah ad Din 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 Tikrīt

• Bayjī — 39 km northwest
• Sāmarrā’ — 50 km south
• Balad — 79 km southeast
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 92 km east
• Ash Sharqāt — 108 km north
• Kirkuk — 115 km northeast
• Khāliş — 119 km southeast
• Baqubah — 128 km southeast
• Al Miqdādīyah — 136 km southeast
• Ramadi — 137 km south

Largest cities in Salah ad Din

• Bayjī — 173,677
• Ash Sharqāt — 160,000
• Sāmarrā’ — 158,508
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 120,712
• Balad — 42,088

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.