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Every 100k+ City in West Asia on a Map [2025] (by urban area)

Can you name every city in West Asia (the Middle East) with a population of 100,000 or more?
Data aggregated and extrapolated from citypopulation.de and the OECD Cities Atlas (and Google Maps).
For the purposes of this quiz, cities are defined by a contiguous, interconnected area of developed land.
All population values are estimates for 2025, and may be inaccurate. Data for Yemen, Syria, Lebanon may not be complete.
This quiz will only be updated for clerical errors, not by year.
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Country
Region (if applicable)
Population
City
Turkey
 
15,334,763
İstanbul
Iran
Tehrān
10,465,347
Tehrān
Jordan
 
8,235,571
Ammān
Saudi Arabia
 
8,154,627
Ar-Riyāḍ
Iraq
 
7,956,148
Baghdād
UAE
 
6,201,030
Dubayy
Turkey
 
5,019,901
Ankara
Kuwait
 
4,770,899
Al-Kuwayt - Ḥawallī - Al-Farwānīyah - Al-Finṭās
Yemen
 
4,413,736
Ṣan'ā'
Saudi Arabia
 
4,371,220
Jiddah
Syria
 
4,131,024
Dimashq
Iran
Mashhad
3,999,351
Mashhad
Syria
 
3,254,936
Ḥalab
Turkey
 
2,934,850
İzmir
Saudi Arabia
 
2,928,732
Ad-Dammām
Iran
Tehrān
2,862,429
Karaj
Israel
 
2,639,658
Tel Aviv-Yafo
Saudi Arabia
 
2,638,912
Makkah
Qatar
 
2,528,402
Ad-Dawḥah - Ar-Rayyān
Iran
Eṣfahān
2,453,124
Eṣfahān
Lebanon
 
2,322,184
Bayrūt
Turkey
 
2,287,676
Bursa
Azerbaijan
 
1,999,700
Bakı
Iraq
 
1,923,678
Al-Baṣrah
Turkey
 
1,807,920
Gaziantep
Iran
Tabrīz
1,697,215
Tabrīz
Iraq
 
1,693,719
Al-Mawṣil
Iran
Kermānshāh
1,622,185
Ahvāz
Bahrain
 
1,619,282
Al-Manamah
Saudi Arabia
 
1,603,160
Al-Madīnah
UAE
 
1,533,429
Abū Ẓaby
Oman
 
1,495,183
Masqaṭ - As-Sīb
Turkey
 
1,483,426
Antalya
Yemen
 
1,434,531
Ta'izz
Iraq
 
1,409,554
Arbīl
Iran
Eṣfahān
1,386,405
Shīrāz
Turkey
 
1,380,719
Konya
Turkey
 
1,366,470
Adana
Iran
Tehrān
1,261,550
Qom
Iraq
 
1,230,743
Kirkūk
Yemen
 
1,203,785
Adan
Iraq
 
1,202,131
An-Najaf
Palestinian Territories
Gaza Strip
1,179,521
Ghazzah
Iran
Tehrān
1,175,527
Eslāmshahr
Turkey
 
1,157,064
Kayseri
Georgia
 
1,156,031
Tbilisi
Armenia
 
1,133,773
Yerevan
Jordan
 
1,116,083
Irbid
Israel
 
1,052,840
Yerushalayim
Turkey
 
1,036,703
Mersin
Turkey
 
1,036,247
Diyarbakır
Iran
Kermānshāh
1,028,949
Kermānshāh
Turkey
 
1,022,087
İzmit
Iraq
 
962,100
Karbalā'
Yemen
 
933,444
Al-Ḥudaydah
Syria
 
899,385
Ḥimṣ
Turkey
 
891,652
Şanlıurfa
Iraq
 
890,992
As-Sulaymāniyah
UAE
 
888,965
Al-'Ayn
Saudi Arabia
 
839,982
Al-Hufūf
Turkey
 
836,960
Eskişehir
Iran
Tabrīz
836,279
Orūmīyeh
Turkey
 
796,503
Gebze
Iraq
 
736,044
An-Nāṣiriyah
Iran
Tabrīz
729,272
Rasht
Turkey
 
718,864
Samsun
Yemen
 
697,686
Ibb
Azerbaijan
 
668,260
Sumqayıt
Turkey
 
667,334
Denizli
Saudi Arabia
 
652,407
Tabūk
Iraq
 
651,703
Al-'Amārah
Iran
Mashhad
647,328
Yazd
Saudi Arabia
 
625,562
Khamīs Mushaīṭ
Iran
Mashhad
621,438
Zāhedān
Turkey
 
613,145
Kahramanmaraş
Turkey
 
593,242
Van
Iran
Kermānshāh
588,749
Hamadān
Iran
Eṣfahān
587,939
Bandar-e 'Abās
Kuwait
 
586,152
Al-Jahrā'
Israel
 
579,650
Hefa
Turkey
 
573,929
Adapazarı
Lebanon
 
573,058
Ṭarābulus
Saudi Arabia
 
564,390
Aṭ-Ṭa'if
Iran
Mashhad
558,443
Kermān
Iran
Tabrīz
546,573
Ardabīl
Syria
 
533,712
Al-Lādhiqiyah
Iraq
 
532,519
Al-Ḥillah
Turkey
 
528,386
Malatya
Turkey
 
508,032
Batman
Yemen
 
502,904
Al-Mukallā
Saudi Arabia
 
493,649
Al-Jubaīl
Saudi Arabia
 
493,257
Buraydah
Iraq
 
490,092
Al-Kūt
Iran
Tehrān
488,311
Qarchak - Varāmīn
Turkey
 
481,587
Antakya
Iran
Tabrīz
472,990
Zanjān
Iraq
 
470,073
Ad-Dīwāniyah
Iran
Kermānshāh
459,547
Arāk
Iran
Tabrīz
436,148
Sanandaj
Turkey
 
429,467
Elâzığ
Israel
 
426,480
Herzliyya - Kefar Sava
Iran
Tehrān
423,165
Qazvīn
Saudi Arabia
 
417,472
Najrān
Saudi Arabia
 
417,396
Ḥā'il
Saudi Arabia
 
415,049
Ḥafar al-Bāṭin
Turkey
 
411,229
Manisa
Turkey
 
401,888
Sivas
Iraq
 
397,074
Dahūk
Oman
 
395,131
Ṣalālah
Iran
Kermānshāh
389,030
Khoram Ābād
Yemen
 
380,971
Dhamār
Iran
Tehrān
375,122
Gorgān
Syria
 
370,350
Ḥamāh
Palestinian Territories
West Bank
370,062
Al-Quds
Palestinian Territories
Gaza Strip
367,345
Khān Yūnis
Iran
Eṣfahān
361,040
Kāshān
UAE
 
358,035
Rā's al-Khaymah
Iraq
 
352,210
Ar-Ramādī
Iran
Tehrān
347,951
Sārī
Azerbaijan
 
347,467
Gəncə
Iraq
 
345,764
Al-Fallūjah
Lebanon
 
338,470
Ṣaydā
Turkey
 
336,204
Erzurum
Turkey
 
336,184
Trabzon
Turkey
 
335,816
Balıkesir
Iran
Kermānshāh
332,951
Dezfūl
Iran
Tehrān
329,897
Bābol
Iraq
 
322,858
As-Samāwah
Israel
 
318,547
Netanya
Palestinian Territories
West Bank
314,686
Al-Khalīl
Iran
Tehrān
311,110
Būmahen - Pardīs
Turkey
 
310,585
İskenderun
Iraq
 
308,132
Az-Zubayr
Iran
Kermānshāh
302,443
Ābādān
Syria
 
293,435
Dayr az-Zawr
Saudi Arabia
 
292,879
Abhā
Saudi Arabia
 
290,590
Al-Kharj
Iran
Mashhad
290,327
Nīshābūr
Oman
 
287,537
Ṣuḥār
Turkey
 
286,696
Aydın
Iran
Mashhad
284,068
Bojnūrd
Turkey
 
282,258
Osmaniye
Israel
 
279,598
Ashdod
Turkey
 
278,904
Tarsus
Turkey
 
277,047
Çorum
Saudi Arabia
 
276,893
Yanbu' al-Baḥr
Turkey
 
275,818
Adıyaman
Iran
Tehrān
269,053
Āmol
Cyprus
 
268,863
Lefkosía
Azerbaijan
 
266,249
Maştağa
Palestinian Territories
Gaza Strip
262,399
Rafaḥ
Turkey
 
261,592
Isparta
Turkey
 
261,514
Kütahya
Iraq
 
261,218
Ba'qūbah
Iran
Tehrān
260,482
Pākdasht
Turkey
 
257,698
Afyonkarahisar
Syria
 
257,598
Ar-Raqqah
Turkey
 
257,103
İnegöl
Iran
Eṣfahān
253,995
Būshehr
Iraq
 
252,696
Ash-Shaṭrah
Syria
 
251,000
Al-Qāmishlī
Turkey
 
247,677
Aksaray
Iraq
 
246,914
Zākhū
Syria
 
243,141
Al-Ḥasakah
Iran
Eṣfahān
239,135
Najaf Ābād
Iraq
 
238,718
Abū al-Kahṣīb
Israel
 
238,458
Be'er Sheva
Turkey
 
236,833
Uşak
Turkey
 
230,234
Düzce
Saudi Arabia
 
227,194
Ar'ar
Iran
Tehrān
226,545
Qā'em Shahr
Iran
Kermānshāh
226,455
Borūjerd
Turkey
 
221,990
Torbalı
Iran
Mashhad
220,414
Jīroft
Iran
Mashhad
220,096
Sīrjān
Iraq
 
218,712
Tal'afar
Saudi Arabia
 
218,052
Unaīzah
Cyprus
 
216,597
Lemesós
Iran
Mashhad
215,420
Bīrjand
Iran
Eṣfahān
213,506
Shāhīn Shahr
Iran
Tabrīz
212,876
Būkān
Turkey
 
206,034
Menemen
Palestinian Territories
West Bank
204,412
Nābulus
Iran
Kermānshāh
203,493
Īlām
Iran
Tabrīz
202,771
Khūy
Turkey
 
201,227
Alanya
Turkey
 
201,191
Ordu
Iraq
 
200,901
Sāmarrā'
Saudi Arabia
 
200,814
Sakākā
Country
Region (if applicable)
Population
City
Iran
Kermānshāh
197,892
Sāveh
Syria
 
195,783
As-Sayyidah Zaynab
Iran
Mashhad
193,518
Sabzevār
Iran
Tabrīz
193,408
Mahābād
Iran
Eṣfahān
193,321
Yāsūj
Yemen
 
192,250
Yarīm
Iran
Tabrīz
191,218
Marāgheh
Jordan
 
191,190
Ar-Ramthā
Turkey
 
190,286
Kızıltepe
Turkey
 
188,576
Bolu
Iran
Mashhad
188,317
Meybod - Ardakān
Saudi Arabia
 
187,867
Jīzān
Iran
Eṣfahān
186,659
Shahr-e Kord
Iran
Tabrīz
186,428
Saqqez
Yemen
 
186,042
Amrān
Georgia
 
184,642
Batumi
Lebanon
 
182,218
Zaḥlah
Turkey
 
182,080
Siverek
Iran
Tehrān
181,749
Semnān
Iran
Eṣfahān
180,751
Jahrom
Iraq
 
180,430
Al-Qurnah
Iraq
 
177,463
Sūq ash-Shuyūkh
Jordan
 
176,975
Al-'Aqabah
Turkey
 
176,894
Manavgat
Iran
Mashhad
176,533
Rafsanjān
Iran
Tehrān
174,684
Gonbad-e Kāvūs
Israel
 
174,583
Nazerat
Saudi Arabia
 
173,791
Al-Ḥawiyah
Turkey
 
173,045
Siirt
Iraq
 
172,344
Kalār
Israel
 
171,319
Lod - Ramla
Turkey
 
171,072
Karaman
Turkey
 
170,634
Kırıkkale
Turkey
 
170,565
Turgutlu
Iraq
 
170,278
Jamjamāl - Shūrash
Iran
Kermānshāh
169,989
Malāyer
Jordan
 
167,444
Mukhayyam az-Za'atarī
Iran
Tabrīz
166,634
Marīvān
Iran
Mashhad
164,820
Chābahār
Saudi Arabia
 
164,594
Al-Qurayyāt
Turkey
 
164,199
Tokat
Iran
Tehrān
163,499
Robāṭ Karīm
Turkey
 
162,796
Kırşehir
Palestinian Territories
Gaza Strip
162,415
An-Nuṣayrāt
Iran
Tehrān
162,160
Chālūs
Israel
 
160,850
Rehovot
Turkey
 
160,634
Yalova
Iraq
 
159,074
Sūrān / Diyānā
Syria
 
158,882
Manbij
Iran
Mashhad
158,257
Torbat-e Ḥeydarīeh
Yemen
 
157,916
Ṣa'dah
Turkey
 
157,898
Niğde
Jordan
 
157,891
As-Salṭ
Syria
 
157,615
Dūmā
Yemen
 
155,345
Bājil
Iran
Tabrīz
155,174
Mīāndūāb
Jordan
 
154,619
Mādabā
Turkey
 
154,614
Bandırma
Lebanon
 
154,065
Ṣūr
Turkey
 
154,052
Çanakkale
Israel
 
152,809
Ashqelon
Iran
Kermānshāh
151,459
Andīmeshk
Iran
Eṣfahān
150,722
Marvdasht
Turkey
 
150,364
Karabük
Iran
Mashhad
148,095
Bam
Turkey
 
147,380
Mardin
Iran
Tehrān
146,328
Shāhrūd
Turkey
 
146,222
Cizre
Iran
Kermānshāh
145,748
Bandar-e Māhshahr
Turkey
 
144,242
Ereğli
Iran
Eṣfahān
144,066
Borāzjān
Iran
Tehrān
143,878
Naẓar'ābād
Syria
 
143,825
Ṭarṭūs
Azerbaijan
 
143,420
Mingəçevir
Turkey
 
142,777
Kartepe
Iran
Kermānshāh
142,730
Dūrūd
Iran
Eṣfahān
142,510
Shahr-e Ṣadrā
Iran
Tabrīz
141,525
Bāneh
Georgia
 
140,827
Kutaisi
Jordan
 
140,690
Al-Jīzah
Jordan
 
140,553
Al-Mafraq
Turkey
 
140,444
Giresun
Iran
Tehrān
140,415
Moḥamadiyeh
Yemen
 
140,356
Tarīm
Turkey
 
140,159
Bingöl
Iran
Kermānshāh
139,985
Khoramshahr
Turkey
 
139,424
Akhisar
Iraq
 
138,938
Ṭūz Khūrmātū
Palestinian Territories
West Bank
138,158
Al-Bīrah - Rām Allāh
Iran
Eṣfahān
137,178
Fūlādshahr
Iran
Kermānshāh
136,658
Īzeh
Iran
Eṣfahān
136,366
Shahrezā
Iran
Kermānshāh
136,158
Behbahān
Turkey
 
135,466
Silopi
Turkey
 
135,122
Edremit
Turkey
 
134,611
Nazilli
Qatar
 
134,481
Al-Wukaīr
Iran
Tabrīz
133,063
Marand
Turkey
 
132,732
Ağrı
Iran
Mashhad
132,506
Zābol
Turkey
 
132,488
Nizip
Iran
Mashhad
131,950
Īrānshahr
Turkey
 
131,604
Rize
Yemen
 
131,602
Radā'
Turkey
 
130,454
Zonguldak
Turkey
 
129,618
Viranşehir
Turkey
 
129,569
Erzincan
Turkey
 
129,387
Muş
Iraq
 
129,130
Al-Waḥdah
Turkey
 
128,293
Bodrum
Iran
Tabrīz
127,975
Sahand
Turkey
 
127,638
Kastamonu
Turkey
 
125,792
Nevşehir
Turkey
 
125,168
Fethiye
Iran
Tabrīz
124,908
Abhar
Yemen
 
124,720
Ash-Shihr
Iraq
 
124,016
Ar-Rumaītah
Turkey
 
123,009
Salihli
Iran
Tehrān
122,678
Bābolsar
Iran
Eṣfahān
122,537
Fasā
Iran
Tabrīz
122,138
Lāhījān
Iraq
 
122,091
Al-Majar al-Kabīr
Syria
 
121,958
Dar'ā
Syria
 
120,509
Idlib
Oman
 
120,027
Al-'Āmrāt
Turkey
 
119,945
Amasya
Iran
Tabrīz
119,872
Pīrānshahr
Iraq
 
119,768
Tikrīt
Turkey
 
119,678
Kilis
Yemen
 
118,384
Say'ūn
Iraq
 
118,159
Al-Maḥmūdiyah
Turkey
 
118,050
Gemlik
Azerbaijan
 
117,980
Naxçıvan
Iran
Kermānshāh
117,681
Shūshtar
Iraq
 
117,569
Al-Iskandrīah
Turkey
 
117,213
Ceyhan
Palestinian Territories
West Bank
117,208
Ṭūlkarm
Cyprus
 
116,801
Lefkoşa
Turkey
 
116,572
Erciş
Iraq
 
116,537
Al-Ḥay
Turkey
 
115,583
Elbistan
Syria
 
115,505
Dārayyā
Iran
Mashhad
115,270
Kāshmar
Oman
 
114,171
Al-Buraymī
Iran
Tabrīz
114,117
Bandar-e Anzalī
Iran
Tehrān
113,431
Parand
Turkey
 
113,404
Ereğli
Saudi Arabia
 
112,194
Muḥā'yil
Iran
Tabrīz
112,192
Ahar
Azerbaijan
 
112,151
Binə
Saudi Arabia
 
112,137
Ar-Rass
Turkey
 
112,037
Polatlı
Iran
Tehrān
111,004
Bāghestān
Turkey
 
110,980
Kadirli
Iran
Eṣfahān
110,684
Kāzerūn
Turkey
 
110,237
Iğdır
Turkey
 
109,829
Kuşadası
Armenia
 
109,616
Gyumri
Saudi Arabia
 
109,388
Bīshah
Yemen
 
109,360
Al-Qā'idah
Israel
 
109,239
Hadera
Iran
Tabrīz
108,696
Salmās
Syria
 
107,723
Ḥarastā al-Baṣal
Iran
Mashhad
107,552
Torbat-e Jām
Lebanon
 
107,144
Ba'albak
Oman
 
106,905
Ṣūr
Iran
Mashhad
106,823
Qūchān
Iraq
 
106,608
Rānyah
Syria
 
106,586
As-Suwaydā'
Iran
Eṣfahān
106,402
Dūgonbadān
Jordan
 
106,322
Jarash
Turkey
 
105,404
Nusaybin
Iran
Tehrān
105,366
Behshahr
Syria
 
105,287
As-Safīrah
Palestinian Territories
Gaza Strip
104,332
Dayr al-Balaḥ
Iran
Tehrān
103,819
Alvand
Israel
 
103,517
Modi'in-Makkabbim-Re'ut
Iran
Tehrān
102,630
Nekā
Saudi Arabia
 
102,185
Sharūrah
Iran
Tabrīz
101,740
Mīāneh
Turkey
 
101,685
Kırıkhan
Iran
Kermānshāh
101,674
Kūhdasht
Turkey
 
101,311
Soma
Iraq
 
100,981
Al-Ḥamzah
Qatar
 
100,934
Al-Khawr
Turkey
 
100,928
Bafra
Iraq
 
100,640
Baījī
Iran
Kermānshāh
100,497
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