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Every 1,000,000+ Middle Eastern City on a Map

Can you name every Middle Eastern city that has a population of over 1,000,000 with the help of a map?
Population data from citypopulation.de, urban agglomeration population
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Last updated: March 28, 2026
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Population
City
23,200,000
Cairo
17,200,000
Tehran
16,200,000
Istanbul
8,000,000
Baghdad
7,900,000
Riyadh
6,650,000
Alexandria
6,350,000
Dubai
6,300,000
Amman
5,250,000
Ankara
4,825,000
Kuwait City
4,050,000
Damascus
4,000,000
Jeddah
3,525,000
Mashhad
Population
City
3,475,000
Isfahan
3,400,000
Sana'a
3,050,000
Tel Aviv
3,025,000
İzmir
3,000,000
Dammam
2,775,000
Mecca
2,700,000
Doha
2,225,000
Bursa
2,025,000
Aleppo
2,000,000
Tabriz
1,990,000
Gaza
1,990,000
Shiraz
Population
City
1,970,000
Beirut
1,960,000
Abu Dhabi
1,790,000
Adana
1,770,000
Gaziantep
1,750,000
Basra
1,700,000
Muscat
1,580,000
Manama
1,580,000
Mosul
1,580,000
Ahvaz
1,560,000
Medina
1,480,000
Qom
1,430,000
Antalya
Population
City
1,420,000
Konya
1,240,000
Erbil
1,190,000
Kirkuk
1,160,000
Kermanshah
1,140,000
Kayseri
1,120,000
Diyarbakır
1,100,000
Jerusalem
1,090,000
Irbid
1,070,000
Mersin
1,070,000
Najaf
1,070,000
Hofuf
1,050,000
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2 Comments
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Level 81
Mar 29, 2026
Nice quiz!
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Level 61
Mar 31, 2026
Please accept Abu Dabi for Abu Dhabi 🙏🏼