Distance from Karbala to Damascus

The distance between Karbala, Iraq and Damascus, Syria is 729 kilometers (453 miles).

Karbala, Iraq

Damascus, Damascus Governorate, Syria

From Karbala to Damascus, the straight-line distance is 729 kilometers, heading west. Karbala is at 32 meters above sea level, while Damascus is at 701 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 2-3 days
Motorcycle 1 day
Car 16-18 hours
Helicopter 3-4 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Karbala, Iraq

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Baghdad

Coordinates: 32.616° N 44.0249° E

Elevation: 32 m (105 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Baghdad International Airport (BGW)
  • Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)
  • Al Taqaddum Air Base (TQD)
  • Joint Base Balad (XQC)
  • Al Asad Air Base (IQA)
Damascus, Syria

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Damascus

Coordinates: 33.5102° N 36.2913° E

Elevation: 701 m (2,300 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Damascus International Airport (DAM)
  • Beirut International Airport (BEY)
  • Rosh Pina Airport (RPN)
  • Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE)
  • King Hussein Air College (OMF)

Other distances from Karbala

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Karbala to Baghdad 88 km
From Karbala to Erbil 397 km
From Karbala to Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 421 km
From Karbala to Kirkuk 318 km
From Karbala to Al Başrah al Qadīmah 429 km

Other distances from Damascus

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Damascus to Aleppo 309 km
From Damascus to Homs 140 km
From Damascus to Latakia 229 km
From Damascus to Ar Raqqah 368 km
From Damascus to Deir ez-Zor 408 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Karbala and Damascus.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Dallas, United States Kansas City, United States 729 km
Indianapolis, United States Kansas City, United States 728 km
Maracaibo, Venezuela Soacha, Colombia 730 km
Bogotá, Colombia Quito, Ecuador 728 km
Sydney, Australia Brisbane, Australia 731 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Maceió, Brazil 727 km
Barquisimeto, Venezuela Montería, Colombia 731 km
San Diego, United States Oakland, United States 731 km
Sucre, Bolivia Arequipa, Peru 727 km
Lisbon, Portugal Bilbao, Spain 726 km
Surat, India Hyderabad, India 726 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Kingston, Jamaica 732 km
Cali, Colombia Guayaquil, Ecuador 726 km
Brampton, Canada South Boston, United States 726 km
Ottawa, Canada Washington, United States 732 km
Guadalupe, Mexico Culiacán, Mexico 726 km
Boston, United States Hamilton, Canada 725 km
Philadelphia, United States Charlotte, United States 725 km
Bengaluru, India Pune, India 733 km
Paris, France Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 733 km

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