Country: Syria
Continent: Asia
Population: 1,680,000
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, Damascus is closest to Beirut and farthest from Tauranga. The closest foreign city is Beirut 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 | |
|---|---|---|
 | Beirut, Lebanon | 86 |
 | Al-Sweida, Syria | 96 |
| Dra'A, Syria | 100 |
 | Irbid, Jordan | 115 |
| Homs, Syria | 141 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 16,386 |
| Hamilton, New Zealand | 16,309 |
| Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 16,294 |
| Wellington, New Zealand | 16,283 |
| Auckland, New Zealand | 16,253 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Beirut, Lebanon | 86 |
| Irbid, Jordan | 115 |
 | Haifa, Israel | 145 |
| Russeifa, Jordan | 167 |
 | Nablus, Palestinian Territories | 173 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 521 | | Deir El-Zor, Syria | 407 | | Al-Raqqah, Syria | 354 | | Aleppo, Syria | 310 | | Idleb, Syria | 270 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Port Said, Egypt | 452 |
| Damietta, Egypt | 482 |
| Ismailia, Egypt | 500 |
| Dakahlia, Egypt | 527 |
| Suez, Egypt | 530 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Khayelitsa, South Africa | 7,701 | | Cape Town, South Africa | 7,695 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 7,550 | | Umlazi, South Africa | 7,049 | | Durban, South Africa | 7,036 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Beirut, Lebanon | 86 |
| Al-Sweida, Syria | 96 |
| Dra'A, Syria | 100 |
| Irbid, Jordan | 115 |
| Homs, Syria | 141 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Jayapura, Indonesia | 11,505 |  | Dili, Timor-Leste | 10,466 | | Ambon, Indonesia | 10,409 | | Bitung, Indonesia | 9,823 | | Manado, Indonesia | 9,787 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 11,044 |
| Darwin, Australia | 11,184 |
 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 12,525 |
| Cairns, Australia | 12,817 |
| Townsville, Australia | 13,039 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Tauranga, New Zealand | 16,386 | | Hamilton, New Zealand | 16,309 | | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 16,294 | | Wellington, New Zealand | 16,283 | | Auckland, New Zealand | 16,253 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Heraklion, Greece | 1,045 |
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 1,055 |
| Corlu, Turkey | 1,134 |
| Tekirdag, Turkey | 1,137 |
 | Sochi, Russia | 1,157 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Reykjavík, Iceland | 5,178 |  | San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 5,004 | | Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 4,999 | | Telde, Spain | 4,940 | | Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 4,936 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | St. John's (NL), Canada | 7,283 |
| Halifax (NS), Canada | 8,177 |
| Saguenay (QC), Canada | 8,432 |
| Québec City (QC), Canada | 8,546 |
| Lévis (QC), Canada | 8,550 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 13,756 |  | Manzanillo, Mexico | 12,851 | | Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico | 12,811 | | Minatitlán, Mexico | 12,804 | | Ciudad de Villa de Alvárez, Mexico | 12,796 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 8,676 |
| Parnamirim, Brazil | 8,688 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 8,731 |
| Santa Rita, Brazil | 8,742 |
| Paulista, Brazil | 8,786 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Punta Arenas, Chile | 14,014 | | Puerto Montt, Chile | 13,876 | | Osorno, Chile | 13,863 | | Valdivia, Chile | 13,848 | | Temuco, Chile | 13,757 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Beirut | 86 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||