SORAN

Erbil · IRAQ (IQ) · 36.66°N / 44.54°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 96,961

Soran is a city in Iraq with a population of 125,000. It sits at 36.66/44.54, runs on Asia/Baghdad, is 5 km from Ṟuwandiz.

Population 125,000

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Baghdad

All facts

fields

Country: Iraq
Subdivision: Erbil
Coords: 36.66°N / 44.54°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 6 · within 50 km

S Ṟuwandiz Erbil 22,943 5.2 km

NW Mêrgasur Erbil 0 29.7 km

E Choman Erbil 0 31.0 km

SW Shaqlāwah Erbil 0 34.0 km

S Nāḩiyat Hīrān Erbil 0 42.1 km

S Hīrān Erbil 0 42.3 km

Air access

nearby

ORBR

Bashur Airfield

Small airport

22.6 km

Universities

linked

Soran University

soran.edu.iq

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Soran?: 125,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Soran in?: Asia/Baghdad.
Which country is Soran in?: Iraq (IQ).
Which airport serves Soran?: Bashur Airfield (ORBR).
How far is Soran from Baghdad?: About 369 km.
Does Soran have a university?: Yes. Soran University.
What languages are spoken in Iraq?: Arabic.
What currency is used in Iraq?: Iraqi Dinar.
How many cities are in Iraq?: 160 on record.
Which admin region is Soran in?: Erbil.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/96961

{
  "data": {
    "id": 96961,
    "name": "Soran",
    "ascii_name": "Soran",
    "country_code": "IQ",
    "population": 125000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Baghdad",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 36.65558,
    "longitude": 44.54217
  }
}

Context

comparatives

5.4x the population of Ṟuwandiz.
5 km from Ṟuwandiz.
Same timezone (Asia/Baghdad) as 159 other cities in Iraq.