Biggest cities by language A-Z (Arabic) - Statistics

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Population Region Hint Answer % Correct
C 9.8 million North Africa largest city in the Arab world and home to the historic Al-Azhar University Cairo
100%
D 3.9 million Gulf boasts the Burj Khalifa (the world’s tallest building) and man-made islands shaped like palm trees Dubai
100%
A 5.4 million North Africa once home to the Great Library and a Pharos (Lighthouse) that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Alexandria
97%
B 8.1 million Mesopotamia center of the Islamic Golden Age and the legendary “House of Wisdom” where much of the world's scientific knowledge was preserved Baghdad
97%
G 4.5 million North Africa world-famous for the Great Sphinx and the only remaining “Wonder of the Ancient World” still standing today Giza
97%
M 2.4 million Peninsular holiest city in Islam Mecca
97%
J 3.8 million Peninsular principal gateway to the holiest sites of Islam, famous for its historic coral-stone houses in the Al-Balad district Jeddah
88%
R 7 million Peninsular ultra-modern capital of defined by the distinctive “bottle-opener” shape of the Kingdom Centre Riyadh
82%
K 2 million Sahel famous for its geographic location at the confluence of the White Nile and the Blue Nile Khartoum
79%
O 803,000 North Africa birthplace of Raï music and the setting for Albert Camus' famous novel The Plague Oran
65%
T 1.3 million North Africa long been a gateway between Africa and Europe and was once a semi-independent International Zone Tangier
62%
P 797,000 North Africa established during the building of the Suez Canal Port Said
59%
F 1.3 million North Africa home to the University of Al-Qarawiyyin, recognized by UNESCO as the oldest continuously operating educational institution in the world Fes
56%
S 3.4 million Peninsular famous for its unique "gingerbread" high-rise houses decorated with white gypsum Sanaa
56%
N 1.4 million Sahel this capital city was a small fishing village until 1958 Nouakchott
50%
H 775,000 Levant “City of Black Stones” due to its basalt architecture; it is a vital strategic crossroads between the coast and the interior Homs
44%
L 709,000 Levant located near the ancient ruins of Ugarit, where the world’s first known alphabet was discovered Latakia
18%
Z 635,000 Levant grew from a small settlement into its country's manufacturing hub following the arrival of the Hejaz Railway Zarqa
15%
I 569,000 Levant major educational hub and was part of the ancient Decapolis (a group of ten frontier cities) Irbid
9%
Q 253,000 North Africa famous for its traditional pottery (notably the qulla water jars) and its proximity to the stunning Dendera Temple complex Qena
9%
Y 332,000 Peninsular divided between a massive industrial city and an Old Town that was once the home of T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) Yanbu
6%
E 614,000 North Africa heart of Egypt’s textile industry and home to one of the world's largest spinning and weaving factories El Mahalla El Kubra
3%
W 428,000 Sahel serves as the headquarters of the Gezira Scheme, one of the largest irrigation projects in the world Wad Madani
3%
U 185,000 Peninsular “Paris of Najd” celebrated for its rich cultural history, agricultural festivals, and its distinctively liberal intellectual tradition. Unaizah
0%
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