Country: Iraq
Continent: Asia
Population: 348,700
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one million, Samarra is closest to Baghdad and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Deir El-Zor 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, Samarra is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Baghdad, Iraq | 68 |
| Sulamaniya, Iraq | 129 |
| Erbil, Iraq | 138 |
| Mosul, Iraq | 154 |
 | Deir El-Zor, Syria | 226 |
| Farthest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 9,699 |
 | Santiago, Chile | 8,745 |
 | Lima, Peru | 8,448 |
 | Sydney, Australia | 8,370 |
 | Córdoba, Argentina | 8,342 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Deir El-Zor, Syria | 226 |
| Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 231 |
 | Tabriz, Iran | 300 |
| Aleppo, Syria | 405 |
| Homs, Syria | 410 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | Miles | | Basra, Iraq | 344 | | Mosul, Iraq | 154 | | Erbil, Iraq | 138 | | Sulamaniya, Iraq | 129 | | Baghdad, Iraq | 68 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Sharkia, Egypt | 749 |
| Dakahlia, Egypt | 752 |
| Gharbia, Egypt | 783 |
| Kalyoubia, Egypt | 787 |
| Cairo, Egypt | 793 |
| Farthest African Cities | Miles |  | Dakar, Senegal | 4,020 |  | Conakry, Guinea | 4,006 |  | Harare, Zimbabwe | 3,676 |  | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 3,660 |  | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | 3,649 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Baghdad, Iraq | 68 |
| Sulamaniya, Iraq | 129 |
| Erbil, Iraq | 138 |
| Mosul, Iraq | 154 |
| Deir El-Zor, Syria | 226 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | Miles |  | Makasar, Indonesia | 5,600 |  | Davao, Philippines | 5,464 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 5,320 |  | Yokohama, Japan | 5,196 | | Kawasaki, Japan | 5,196 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 6,528 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 7,745 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 8,151 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 8,290 |
| Sydney, Australia | 8,370 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | | Auckland, New Zealand | 9,699 | | Sydney, Australia | 8,370 | | Brisbane, Australia | 8,290 | | Melbourne, Australia | 8,151 | | Adelaide, Australia | 7,745 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 925 |
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 941 |
| Volgograd, Russia | 1,002 |
 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | 1,158 |
 | Bucharest, Romania | 1,181 |
| Farthest European Cities | Miles |  | Madrid, Spain | 2,624 |  | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2,571 | | London, United Kingdom | 2,484 |  | Paris, France | 2,342 | | Barcelona, Spain | 2,313 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Montreal (QC), Canada | 5,700 |
 | New York (NY), United States of America | 5,941 |
| Toronto (ON), Canada | 5,996 |
| Philadelphia (PA), United States of America | 6,022 |
| Chicago (IL), United States of America | 6,363 |
| Farthest North American Cities | Miles |  | Guadalajara, Mexico | 8,088 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 8,087 | | Mexico City, Mexico | 8,016 | | Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico | 8,014 | | León, Mexico | 8,005 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 5,897 |
| Salvador, Brazil | 6,293 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 6,859 |
| Brasilia, Brazil | 6,925 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6,931 |
| Farthest South American Cities | Miles | | Santiago, Chile | 8,745 | | Lima, Peru | 8,448 | | Córdoba, Argentina | 8,342 |  | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 8,211 | | Rosario, Argentina | 8,197 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the closest city of any other city | ||
| Farthest City From | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||