Largest non-coastal cities

Most of the world's biggest cities are on the coast. Can you name the ones that don't have immediate access to a major water body?
Based on urban populations, according to citypopulation.de
Not counting inland lakes
There's some border cases, I'm open for friendly discussion over whether they're on the coast or not
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Population (m)
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35.7
Delhi
25.4
Mexico City
23.1
Dhaka
22.8
Cairo
22.6
Sao Paulo
21.5
Beijing
18.8
Moscow
18.1
Chengdu
17.9
Kolkata
16.8
Tehran
16.3
Kinshasa
15.1
London
14.8
Johannesburg
14.7
Bangalore
14.6
Lahore
13.4
Xi'an
12.9
Chongqing
12.6
Wuhan
11.7
Hyderabad
11.5
Changsha
11.5
Paris
10.9
The Ruhr
10.6
Bogotá
10.1
Taipei
9.9
Ahmedabad
9.6
Chicago
9.6
Kuala Lumpur
9.5
Nanjing
8.8
Shenyang
8.4
Santiago
8.2
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