Map of Viranşehir, Turkey

Viranşehir is a city in Şanlıurfa, Turkey, with a population of about 154,163. It lies at 37.2235°N, 39.7552°E. Viranşehir is about 670 km (417 mi) southeast of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Siverek, 71 km to the northwest.

Viranşehir at a glance

Where is Viranşehir?

• The 3rd largest city in Şanlıurfa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 36 min on the shortest day to 14 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Viranşehir

• Siverek — 71 km northwest
• Kızıltepe — 73 km east
• Şanlıurfa — 85 km west
• Diyarbakır — 87 km northeast
• Mardin — 88 km east
• Bismil — 106 km northeast
• Ergani — 116 km north
• Kâhta — 118 km northwest
• Al Ḩasakah — 119 km southeast, Syria
• Suruç — 121 km west

Largest cities in Şanlıurfa

• Şanlıurfa — 449,549
• Siverek — 175,341
• 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.