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Every 1M+ World City by Letter - A

Name the forty-one world cities that both a.) have over a million residents, and b.) have a name starting with A.
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Last updated: January 21, 2026
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Population
Country
Clue
City
9.90 m
India
Site of Narendra Modi Stadium, the largest in the world
Ahmedabad
7.05 m
Ivory Coast
The "Paris of West Africa"
Abidjan
6.80 m
Ghana
Capital and largest city of Ghana
Accra
6.25 m
Egypt
Formerly the site of an ancient lighthouse and library
Alexandria
6.15 m
Jordan
Capital and largest city of Jordan
Amman
6.15 m
United States
Its Hartsfield–Jackson Airport is the world's busiest
Atlanta
5.20 m
Turkey
Where you'd find the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Ankara
4.83 m
Ethiopia
One of the African Union's two capitals
Addis Ababa
4.33 m
Algeria
Algeria is named after this city
Algiers
3.58 m
Greece
The birthplace of democracy
Athens
3.15 m
Madagascar
Where tourists come to see native lemurs
Antananarivo
3,05 m
Nigeria
Planned capital in the center of Nigeria
Abuja
2.70 m
Kazakhstan
Largest city and former capital of Kazakhstan
Almaty
2.63 m
India
The site of the Taj Mahal
Agra
2.58 m
Netherlands
Capital (but not seat of government) of the Netherlands
Amsterdam
2.35 m
China
Liaoning city home to the world's largest jade Buddha
Anshan
2.35 m
Paraguay
Capital and largest city of Paraguay
Asunción
2.25 m
United States
Keep this music-loving capital of Texas weird
Austin
2.08 m
India
Renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2023
Aurangabad
1.98 m
Syria
Gary Johnson asked what this city was
Aleppo
1.96 m
China
Ancient Shang dynasty capital, then known as Yin
Anyang
1.85 m
United Arab Emirates
Island capital of the United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
1.78 m
Turkey
Largest city in the ancient region of Cilicia
Adana
1.78 m
Philippines
Its name means "angels" in Spanish
Angeles
1.75 m
India
The second-largest city in West Bengal, after Kolkata
Asansol
1.60 m
Kazakhstan
Briefly known as Nur-Sultan
Astana
1.55 m
Iran
Located in the middle of Iran's oil fields
Ahvaz
1.53 m
New Zealand
Largest city in Polynesia
Auckland
1.52 m
India
Where you'd find the Golden Temple, Sikhism's holiest site
Amritsar
1.45 m
Australia
Capital of South Australia
Adelaide
1.45 m
India
The Duke of Wellington besieged it in 1803
Aligarh
1.40 m
Turkey
Major tourist town on the Mediterranean Sea
Antalya
1.28 m
Nigeria
Has a three-letter-long name consisting of just As and Bs
Aba
1.27 m
Morocco
Beach resort that saw a 1911 "crisis" between France and Germany
Agadir
1.27 m
Belgium
Center of the world's diamond trade
Antwerp
1.25 m
Mexico
Where the San Marcos Fair, Mexico's biggest, is held annually
Aguascalientes
1.21 m
Peru
At the foot of Misti, one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes
Arequipa
1.19 m
Tanzania
Where tourists come to climb Mount Kilimanjaro
Arusha
1.15 m
Turkmenistan
Saparmurat Niyazov built a giant golden statue of himself here
Ashgabat
1.09 m
Eritrea
The best-preserved site of colonial Italian architecture in Africa
Asmara
1.00 m
Germany
Charlemagne's imperial capital
Aachen
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5 Comments
+1
Level 53
Jan 21, 2026
Fun quiz! You should make this a series
+4
Level 81
Jan 21, 2026
Thanks, and I'm planning to.
+1
Level 70
Jan 22, 2026
If Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was renamed, why is it on the A quiz?
+2
Level 81
Jan 22, 2026
It's still referred to by nearly everyone as Aurangabad. Kind of like Ventura.
+1
Level 53
Jan 23, 2026
Great quiz, I don't know how to remember Mexico's city.