Ash Sharqāt: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Ash Sharqāt is a city of 160,000 people in Iraq (Salah ad Din), 159 m (522 ft) above sea level.
Key facts
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Daylight in Ash Sharqāt runs from about 9 h 48 min a day in late December to 14 h 37 min in late June (computed for 35.52° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
No airport with scheduled passenger service sits within 100 km of Ash Sharqāt in the OurAirports register, so flying in means a longer transfer from the nearest served city.
Buses to Ash Sharqāt · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Baghdad, 265 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Diyarbakır, 378 km (Turkey)
- Mosul, 91 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Erbil, 103 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Tabriz, 394 km (Iran)
- Karbala, 331 km — buses · car rental
- Sadr City, 262 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kirkuk, 106 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Abū Ghurayb, 261 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Sulaymaniyah, 200 km — buses · car rental
Common questions
How big is Ash Sharqāt?
About 160,000 people live in Ash Sharqāt (GeoNames).
What time zone is Ash Sharqāt in?
Asia/Baghdad, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Ash Sharqāt?
The Dinar (IQD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Ash Sharqāt?
Baghdad (265 km), Diyarbakır (378 km), Mosul (91 km), Erbil (103 km), Tabriz (394 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.