Country: Syria
Continent: Asia
Population: 1,680,000
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than one million, Damascus is closest to Homs and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Amman and the farthest domestic city is Al-Hasakeh. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Damascus is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Homs, Syria | 141 |
 | Amman, Jordan | 176 |
| Hama, Syria | 185 |
| Idleb, Syria | 270 |
| Aleppo, Syria | 310 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 16,253 |
 | Sydney, Australia | 14,098 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 14,006 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 13,705 |
 | Santiago, Chile | 13,392 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Amman, Jordan | 176 |
 | Adana, Turkey | 397 |
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 406 |
 | Dakahlia, Egypt | 527 |
| Sharkia, Egypt | 531 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 521 | | Deir El-Zor, Syria | 407 | | Aleppo, Syria | 310 | | Idleb, Syria | 270 | | Hama, Syria | 185 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Dakahlia, Egypt | 527 |
| Sharkia, Egypt | 531 |
| Gharbia, Egypt | 577 |
| Kalyoubia, Egypt | 597 |
| Cairo, Egypt | 615 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 5,923 |  | Dakar, Senegal | 5,766 |  | Conakry, Guinea | 5,748 |  | Harare, Zimbabwe | 5,709 |  | Lusaka, Zambia | 5,480 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Homs, Syria | 141 |
| Amman, Jordan | 176 |
| Hama, Syria | 185 |
| Idleb, Syria | 270 |
| Aleppo, Syria | 310 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Makasar, Indonesia | 9,689 |  | Davao, Philippines | 9,498 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 9,215 | | Semarang, Indonesia | 8,985 |  | Yokohama, Japan | 8,980 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 11,044 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 13,058 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 13,705 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 14,006 |
| Sydney, Australia | 14,098 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 16,253 | | Sydney, Australia | 14,098 | | Brisbane, Australia | 14,006 | | Melbourne, Australia | 13,705 | | Adelaide, Australia | 13,058 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul, Turkey | 1,055 |
 | Bucharest, Romania | 1,498 |
 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1,525 |
 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 1,549 |
| Volgograd, Russia | 1,821 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3,695 |  | Madrid, Spain | 3,612 | | London, United Kingdom | 3,544 |  | Paris, France | 3,279 | | Barcelona, Spain | 3,122 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Montreal (QC), Canada | 8,775 |
 | New York (NY), United States of America | 9,128 |
| Philadelphia (PA), United States of America | 9,258 |
| Toronto (ON), Canada | 9,265 |
| Chicago (IL), United States of America | 9,890 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Guadalajara, Mexico | 12,646 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 12,645 | | León, Mexico | 12,500 | | Mexico City, Mexico | 12,486 | | Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico | 12,481 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 8,794 |
| Salvador, Brazil | 9,436 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 10,353 |
| Brasilia, Brazil | 10,448 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10,478 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Santiago, Chile | 13,392 |  | Lima, Peru | 12,906 |  | Córdoba, Argentina | 12,743 |  | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 12,563 | | Rosario, Argentina | 12,519 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Beirut | 86 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||