Naheland lies in Rhineland-Palatinate defined by the river Nahe which originates in Saarland and flows into the Rhine at Bingen.
It is border to the north by the Hunsrück to the east by Rhenish Hesse and to the south by the Pfalz. It lies in the districts of Bad Kreuznach and Birkenfeld.
The Nahe is a quality wine region, the main wines being Riesling, Müller-Thurgau and Dornfelder.