Country: Iraq
Continent: Asia
Population: 850,787
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, Kirkuk is closest to Erbil and farthest from Tauranga. The closest foreign city is Mahabad 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, Kirkuk is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Erbil, Iraq | 87 |
| Sulamaniya, Iraq | 95 |
| Samarra, Iraq | 149 |
| Mosul, Iraq | 149 |
 | Mahabad, Iran | 187 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 15,749 |
| Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 15,708 |
| Wellington, New Zealand | 15,699 |
| Hamilton, New Zealand | 15,675 |
| Auckland, New Zealand | 15,607 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Mahabad, Iran | 187 |
| Saqez, Iran | 190 |
| Miandoab, Iran | 227 |
| Sanandaj, Iran | 237 |
| Orumiyeh, Iran | 239 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Basra, Iraq | 637 | | Nasariya, Iraq | 520 | | Amarah, Iraq | 477 | | Najaf, Iraq | 385 | | Kut, Iraq | 354 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Port Said, Egypt | 1,217 |
| Damietta, Egypt | 1,252 |
| Ismailia, Egypt | 1,253 |
| Suez, Egypt | 1,265 |
| Sharkia, Egypt | 1,293 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Khayelitsa, South Africa | 8,147 | | Cape Town, South Africa | 8,144 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 7,929 | | Mangaung, South Africa | 7,404 | | Kimberley, South Africa | 7,399 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Erbil, Iraq | 87 |
| Sulamaniya, Iraq | 95 |
| Samarra, Iraq | 149 |
| Mosul, Iraq | 149 |
| Mahabad, Iran | 187 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Jayapura, Indonesia | 10,749 |  | Dili, Timor-Leste | 9,771 | | Ambon, Indonesia | 9,684 | | Bitung, Indonesia | 9,087 | | Manado, Indonesia | 9,052 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Darwin, Australia | 10,490 |
| Perth, Australia | 10,549 |
 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 11,776 |
| Cairns, Australia | 12,100 |
| Townsville, Australia | 12,331 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Tauranga, New Zealand | 15,749 | | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 15,708 | | Wellington, New Zealand | 15,699 | | Hamilton, New Zealand | 15,675 | | Auckland, New Zealand | 15,607 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Derbent, Russia | 805 |
| Vladikavkaz, Russia | 840 |
| Kaspiysk, Russia | 868 |
| Makhachkala, Russia | 876 |
| Groznyi, Russia | 878 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 5,701 | | Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 5,696 | | Telde, Spain | 5,643 | | Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 5,639 |  | Reykjavík, Iceland | 5,383 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | St. John's (NL), Canada | 7,678 |
| Halifax (NS), Canada | 8,556 |
| Saguenay (QC), Canada | 8,734 |
| Québec City (QC), Canada | 8,864 |
| Lévis (QC), Canada | 8,868 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 13,299 |  | Manzanillo, Mexico | 13,132 | | Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico | 13,123 | | Acapulco, Mexico | 13,102 | | Minatitlán, Mexico | 13,086 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 9,449 |
| Parnamirim, Brazil | 9,460 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 9,504 |
| Santa Rita, Brazil | 9,515 |
| Paulista, Brazil | 9,559 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Punta Arenas, Chile | 14,701 | | Puerto Montt, Chile | 14,631 | | Osorno, Chile | 14,622 | | Valdivia, Chile | 14,609 | | Temuco, Chile | 14,521 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Sulamaniya | 95 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||