List of largest cities in the Arab world
This is a list of largest cities in the Arab world . The Arab world is here defined as the 22 member states of the Arab League .[ 1]
Largest cities
Largest cities in the Arab world by official cities proper:[ 2] [better source needed ]
Rank
Country
City
Population
Founding date
Image
1
Egypt
Cairo
22,623,874
968 CE [ 3]
2
Iraq
Baghdad
8,126,755
762 CE[ 4]
3
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
7,676,654
1746 CE[ 5]
4
Egypt
Alexandria
5,381,000
332 BCE[ 6]
5
Jordan
Amman
4,642,000
7250 BCE [ 7] [ 8]
6
Algeria
Algiers
4,515,000
944 CE[ 9]
7
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah
4,276,000
522 BCE [ 10]
8
Morocco
Casablanca
3,359,818
7th century[ 11]
9
Yemen
Sana'a
3,292,497[ 12]
~500 BCE (possibly earlier)[ 13]
10
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
3,287,007
1833 CE[ 14]
11
Sudan
Khartoum
2,919,773
1824 CE[ 15]
12
Tunisia
Tunis
2,800,000
814 BCE[ 16]
13
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
3,789,860[ 17]
1761 CE[ 18]
14
Somalia
Mogadishu
2,726,815[ 19]
10th Century[ 20]
15
Syria
Damascus
2,685,000[ 21]
~8,000–10,000 BCE[ 22]
16
Lebanon
Beirut
2,600,000
~3000 BCE (outer estimate)[ 23]
17
Kuwait
Kuwait City
2,380,000
1613 CE[ 24]
18
Syria
Aleppo
2,318,000
~5,000 BCE[ 25]
19
Jordan
Irbid
2,050,300
~3,200 BCE (possibly earlier)
20
Qatar
Doha
1,850,000
1823 CE[ 26]
21
Iraq
Erbil
1,750,564
~2300 BCE
22
Iraq
Mosul
1,683,000
~700 BCE
23
Oman
Muscat
1,560,000
550 BCE
See also
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