How far is Mosul from the sea?
Mosul is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 545 km (339 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Gilan, Iran. That shore is the Caspian Sea, a lake with no outlet to the ocean. The nearest ocean coast is 567 km (352 miles) away in a straight line, in Turkey. See where it ranks among the cities farthest from the sea.
To the coast
545 km
339 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
102 km
with Turkey
Setting
Far inland
197th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
MosulNearest point on the coastNearest ocean coast (the Caspian is a lake)
How far are you from the sea?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Mosul at a glance
- Coordinates
- 36.3350° N, 43.1189° E
- Region
- Ninawa, Iraq
- Distance to the coast
- 545 km (339 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 37.7930° N, 48.9747° E (Gilan, Iran)
- Nearest ocean coast
- 567 km (352 miles), in a straight line, in Turkey (leaving out the Caspian Sea)
- Nearest land border
- 102 km (64 miles), with Turkey
- Among Iraq's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 6 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Mosul from the sea?
Mosul is a long way from the sea: the nearest coastline is 545 km (339 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Gilan, Iran.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 545 km (339 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Mosul from the nearest border?
Mosul is 102 km (64 miles) from the nearest land border, with Turkey, in a straight line.
Where in Mosul is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (36.3350° N, 43.1189° E). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.