List of largest metropolitan areas in the Middle East

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This is a list of metropolitan areas in the Middle East, with their population according to different sources. The list includes metropolitan areas that have a population of over 1.5 million.[1][2][3]

List

Rank City Country Metropolitan
Population
City
Population
Image
1 Cairo File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 20,439,541 9,500,000 File:Cairo-Nile-2020(2).jpg
2 Tehran File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 17,672,000 9,134,000 File:Tehran skyline view from top of Milad Tower 2011-09-28.jpg
3 Istanbul File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 15,519,267 15,241,177 File:Istanbul Skyline Beşiktaş Şişli.JPG
4 Baghdad File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 10,500,000 8,126,755 File:5628442718 b10fc2c47f o.jpg
5 Riyadh File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 10,500,000 6,506,700 File:KAFD seen from North east side of Riyadh City.jpg
6 Ankara File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 5,663,322 5,067,565 File:Ankara Kizilay square.JPG
7 Dubai File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 5,640,000 3,287,007 File:Downtown, Dubai (36714617205).jpg
8 Alexandria File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 4,984,387 4,984,387 File:Abur Elmyah Alexandria.jpg
9 Jeddah File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 4,697,000 4,697,000 File:Jeddah Fahne.JPG
10 Amman File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 4,642,000 4,061,150 File:View of Abdali project 2018.jpg
11 İzmir File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 4,394,694 4,367,251 File:Skyscrapers in Izmir - Turkey.jpg
12 Tel Aviv File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 4,156,900 467,875 File:Skyline of Tel Aviv (34324506705).jpg
13 Mosul File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 3,750,000 1,683,000 File:مدينة الموصل.jpg
14 Mashhad File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 3,600,650 3,372,090 File:Mashhad towers view.jpg
15 Isfahan File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 2,989,070 2,000,000 File:Isfahan Skyline.jpg
16 Damascus File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 2,900,000 2,078,000 File:Barada River and Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus.jpg
17 Abu Dhabi File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 3,789,860 2,495,925 File:Абу-Даби (Abu Dhabi) - panoramio (1).jpg
18 Doha File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 2,382,000 1,850,000 File:Flowerbeds near corniche in West Bay district of Doha.jpg
19 Kuwait City File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 2,380,000 2,380,000 File:Kuwait City cropped.jpg
20 Adana File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 2,274,000 2,000,000 File:Adana Seyhan River.png
21 Sanaa File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 2,167,000 1,937,451 File:Sana'a (15118084002).jpg
22 Aleppo File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 2,098,210 2,098,210 File:Aleppo at night11.jpg
23 Irbid File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 2,050,300 582,276 File:Irbid city at night.jpg
24 Gaza City File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 2,047,969 590,481 File:Gaza City.JPG
25 Mecca File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 2,042,000 2,042,000 File:Hira Mağarasından Mekke ve Kabe.JPG
26 Karaj File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 1,973,470 1,973,470 File:Karaj Taleghani.jpg
27 Shiraz File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 1,869,001 1,869,001 File:Chamran from tasnim.jpg
28 Tabriz File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 1,773,033 1,773,033 File:Panorama of Tabriz.jpg
29 Erbil File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 1,750,564 1,750,564 File:Views around the streets and bridges of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan 04 cut.jpg
30 Muscat File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 1,560,000 1,560,000 File:Muscat, Oman مسقط، عمان 05.jpg
31 Najaf File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 1,500,000 1,389,500 File:Najaf City 1.jpg

See also

References

  1. "All urban agglomerations of the world with a population of 1 million inhabitants or more". www.citypopulation.de. Citypopulation. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. "City Populations, Largest Cities of the World - Worldatlas.com". www.worldatlas.com.
  3. "Turkey: Provinces and Major Cities". www.citytpopulation.de. Citypopulation. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2015. The population of the Turkish cities and provinces according to census results and latest register-based tabulations

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