Biggest Cities of Ottoman Europe in 1683 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of the Ottoman Empire in Europe with an estimated population of over 5,000 at its peak in 1683?
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Population figures are (mostly) based off this dataset by Dr. E. Buringh and 4000 Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler.
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Population
City
750k
Constantinople
(Istanbul)
100k
Adrianople
(Edirne)
50k
Bucharest
45k
Üsküb
(Skopje)
40k
Dar al-Jihad
(Belgrade)
40k
Selanik
(Thessaloniki)
30k
İzmail
(Izmail)
30k
Sofya
(Sofia)
27k
Filibe
(Plovdiv)
27k
Serez
(Serres)
26k
Rusçuk
(Ruse)
24k
Bağçasaray
(Bakhchysarai)
24k
Silistre
(Silistra)
23k
İşkodra
(Shkodër)
23k
Kefe
(Feodosia)
22k
Prizren
20k
Saraybosna
(Sarajevo)
20k
Debrecen
20k
Iași
20k
Târgoviște
18k
Gelibolu
16k
Yanya
(Ioannina)
15k
İslimiye
(Sliven)
Population
City
15k
Yeni Pazar
(Novi Pazar)
14k
Vidin
13k
Athens
13k
Budin
(Buda, Budapest)
13k
Kandiye
(Heraklion)
13k
İskopol
(Moscopole)
12k
Brassó
(Brasov)
12k
Şumnu
(Shumen)
11k
Eski Zağra
(Stara Zagora)
11k
Varna
11k
Yenişehir
(Larissa)
10k
Hermannstadt
(Sibiu)
10k
Köprü Hisar
(Mostar)
10k
Manastır
(Bitola)
10k
Temeşvar
(Timișoara)
9k
Kolozsvár
(Cluj-Napoca)
8k
Banaluka
(Banja Luka)
8k
Ergiri
(Gjirokastër)
8k
İbrail
(Brăila)
8k
Niş
(Niš)
8k
Yakova
(Gjakova)
7k
Anabolı
(Nafplio)
7k
Ballıbadira
(Patras)
Population
City
7k
Ösek
(Osijek)
7k
Öziçe
(Užice)
7k
Sakız
(Chios)
7k
Selmecbánya
(Banská Štiavnica)
6k
Akkerman
(Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi)
6k
Belgrad-i Arnavud
(Berat)
6k
Lofça
(Lovech)
6k
Pançova
(Pančevo)
6k
Suceava
6k
Tırnova
(Veliko Tarnovo)
5k
Bender
5k
Debre-i Bâlâ
(Debar)
5k
İpek
(Peja)
5k
Kamaniçe
(Kamianets-Podilskyi)
5k
Keçkemet
(Kecskemét)
5k
Kremnica
5k
Köstendil
(Kyustendil)
5k
Ohri
(Ohrid)
5k
Ragusa
(Dubrovnik)
5k
Razgrad
5k
Semendire
(Smederevo)
5k
Virşaç
(Vršac)
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