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
|