Country: Iraq
Continent: Asia
Population: 1,293,839
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one million, Erbil is closest to Mosul and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Al-Hasakeh and the farthest domestic city is Basra. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Erbil is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Mosul, Iraq | 81 |
| Sulamaniya, Iraq | 147 |
 | Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 289 |
 | Tabriz, Iran | 292 |
| Baghdad, Iraq | 320 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 15,663 |
 | Santiago, Chile | 14,155 |
 | Lima, Peru | 13,576 |
 | Sydney, Australia | 13,539 |
 | Córdoba, Argentina | 13,507 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 289 |
| Tabriz, Iran | 292 |
| Deir El-Zor, Syria | 362 |
 | Yerevan, Armenia | 445 |
 | Gaziantep, Turkey | 600 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Basra, Iraq | 724 | | Baghdad, Iraq | 320 | | Sulamaniya, Iraq | 147 | | Mosul, Iraq | 81 | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dakahlia, Egypt | 1,291 |
| Sharkia, Egypt | 1,292 |
| Gharbia, Egypt | 1,340 |
| Kalyoubia, Egypt | 1,356 |
| Cairo, Egypt | 1,372 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Conakry, Guinea | 6,502 |  | Dakar, Senegal | 6,498 |  | Harare, Zimbabwe | 6,133 |  | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 6,110 |  | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | 5,968 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Mosul, Iraq | 81 |
| Sulamaniya, Iraq | 147 |
| Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 289 |
| Tabriz, Iran | 292 |
| Baghdad, Iraq | 320 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Makasar, Indonesia | 9,050 |  | Davao, Philippines | 8,777 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 8,620 | | Semarang, Indonesia | 8,400 |  | Yokohama, Japan | 8,232 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 10,624 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 12,557 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 13,211 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 13,382 |
| Sydney, Australia | 13,539 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 15,663 | | Sydney, Australia | 13,539 | | Brisbane, Australia | 13,382 | | Melbourne, Australia | 13,211 | | Adelaide, Australia | 12,557 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 1,276 |
| Volgograd, Russia | 1,391 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 1,412 |
 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | 1,657 |
 | Bucharest, Romania | 1,770 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Madrid, Spain | 4,149 |  | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3,996 | | London, United Kingdom | 3,860 |  | Paris, France | 3,645 | | Barcelona, Spain | 3,644 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Montreal (QC), Canada | 9,009 |
 | New York (NY), United States of America | 9,405 |
| Toronto (ON), Canada | 9,480 |
| Philadelphia (PA), United States of America | 9,534 |
| Chicago (IL), United States of America | 10,063 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Guadalajara, Mexico | 12,840 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 12,838 | | Mexico City, Mexico | 12,735 | | Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico | 12,732 | | Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico | 12,720 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 9,552 |
| Salvador, Brazil | 10,196 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 11,116 |
 | Caracas, Venezuela | 11,146 |
| Brasilia, Brazil | 11,203 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Santiago, Chile | 14,155 | | Lima, Peru | 13,576 | | Córdoba, Argentina | 13,507 | | Rosario, Argentina | 13,283 | | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 13,174 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkuk | 87 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||