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Saqqez
City population
165,258
#60
in Iran
#2
in Kurdistan Province
#3,446
worldwide
36.250, 46.273 · 467 km from Tehran
About Saqqez
Saqqez is a city in Kurdistan Province, Iran with a population of 165,258. It is the 60th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, and the 3,446th largest worldwide. It lies 467 km from Tehran.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 8
Elevation
1,520 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
36.250, 46.273
Record updated
2026-06-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 422 in IranClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.