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 22,800,000 10,500,000 File:Egypt-2B-002 - Cairo at Night (2217349566).jpg
2 Tehran File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 16,800,000 14,557,000 File:Tehran skyline view from top of Milad Tower 2011-09-28.jpg
3 Istanbul File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 16,000,000 15,701,602 File:Istanbul Skyline Beşiktaş Şişli.JPG
4 Baghdad File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 7,800,000 7,220,000 File:Baghdad city night.jpg
5 Riyadh File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 7,700,000 7,009,100 File:Riyadh Skyline.jpg
6 Alexandria File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 6,250,000 6,100,000 File:AlexandriaSkyline.jpg
7 Amman File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 6,150,000 4,920,100 File:Landmark Amman Hotel panorama.jpg
8 Dubai Error creating thumbnail:  United Arab Emirates 6,050,000 4,945,000 File:Dubai Skyline mit Burj Khalifa (cropped).jpg
9 Ankara File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 5,200,000 4,965,542 File:Ankara Kizilay square.JPG
10 Kuwait City File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 5,050,000 5,026,078 File:Kuwait City cropped.jpg
11 Damascus File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria 3,975,000 2,799,960 File:Damascus, Syria, Panorama at sunset.jpg
12 Jeddah File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 3,950,000 3,751,722 File:Jeddah Fahne.JPG
13 Mashhad File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 3,475,000 3,461,000 File:Mashhad towers view.jpg
14 Isfahan File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 3,425,000 2,238,000 File:33 pol aerial.jpg
15 Sanaa File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 3,275,000 2,545,000 File:Sana'a (15118084002).jpg
16 İzmir File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 3,025,000 2,938,292 File:Skyscrapers in Izmir - Turkey.jpg
17 Tel Aviv Error creating thumbnail:  Israel 3,000,000 1,388,400 File:Skyline of Tel Aviv (34324506705).jpg
18 Dammam File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 2,925,000 2,743,318 File:Dammam Almurjan 01 - panoramio.jpg
19 Mecca File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 2,675,000 2,427,924 File:Hira Mağarasından Mekke ve Kabe.JPG
20 Doha File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 2,650,000 1,186,023 File:Flowerbeds near corniche in West Bay district of Doha.jpg
21 Gaza City File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 2,275,000 590,481 File:Gaza City.JPG
22 Bursa File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 2,200,000 1,854,285 File:Bursa image.jpg
23 Aleppo File:Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria 1,980,000 1,800,000 File:Aleppo at night11.jpg
24 Tabriz File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 1,970,000 1,773,023 File:Panorama of Tabriz.jpg
25 Shiraz File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 1,950,000 1,800,000 File:Chamran from tasnim.jpg
26 Beirut File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 1,930,000 433,249 File:Platinum Tower 3 - Beirut - Nabil Gholam Achitects.jpg
27 Abu Dhabi Error creating thumbnail:  United Arab Emirates 1,850,000 1,807,000 File:Абу-Даби (Abu Dhabi) - panoramio (1).jpg
28 Gaziantep File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 1,800,000 1,750,000 File:Gaziantepskyline.jpg
29 Mosul File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 1,792,000 1,550,000 File:مدينة الموصل.jpg
30 Adana File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 1,780,000 1,768,860 File:Adana Seyhan River.png
31 Basra File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 1,710,000 1,485,000 File:Basra at night.jpg
32 Muscat File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 1,620,000 630,000 File:Muscat, Oman مسقط، عمان 05.jpg
33 Manama File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 1,560,000 743,066 File:Manama.jpg
34 Ahvaz File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 1,550,000 1,325,000 File:Ahvaz at sunset.jpg
35 Medina File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 1,530,000 1,477,047 File:Madeena masjid nabavi 12122008230.jpg

See also

References

  1. ^ "Major Agglomerations of the World - Population Statistics and Maps". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  2. ^ "City Populations, Largest Cities of the World - Worldatlas.com". www.worldatlas.com. 9 June 2024.
  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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