thumbnail

Biggest Cities of the Ottoman Empire with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities ruled by the Ottoman Empire with an estimated population of over 10,000 at its territorial apex in 1593?
Click on the map to zoom in.
Sources used for population estimates listed in this Pastebin.
City names listed in historical Ottoman Turkish spelling. Both historical and modern-day names accepted.
Quiz by Dekkie
Rate:
Last updated: July 5, 2024
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedJuly 5, 2024
Times taken248
Average score49.3%
Report this quizReport
8:30
Enter answer here
0
 / 75 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
 
Population
City
1M
Kostantiniyye
(Istanbul)
200k
Kahire
(Cairo)
80k
Tebriz
(Tabriz)
75k
Cezâyir
(Algiers)
65k
Bursa
50k
Mekke
(Mecca)
50k
Tunus
(Tunis)
42k
Halep
(Aleppo)
41k
Kayseri
40k
Dar al-Jihad
(Belgrade)
40k
Şâm
(Damascus)
35k
Erdebil
(Ardabil)
35k
Mevsıl
(Mosul)
35k
Revan
(Yerevan)
35k
Şamahı
(Shamakhi)
30k
Konstantin
(Constantine)
30k
Medîne
(Medina)
30k
Muha
(Mokha)
28k
Diyarbekir
(Diyarbakır)
Population
City
27k
Edrine
(Edirne)
27k
Dimyat
(Damietta)
26k
Ankara
25k
Hama
25k
Tilimsan
(Tlemcen)
23k
Selânik
(Thessaloniki)
22k
Bulaq
22k
Perezrin
(Prizren)
22k
Saraybosna
(Sarajevo)
20k
Bağdad
(Baghdad)
20k
Kefe
(Feodosia)
20k
Tokad
(Tokat)
18k
Konya
17k
Gaziayntab
(Gaziantep)
17k
Urfa
(Şanlıurfa)
17k
Sivas
16k
Amasya
16k
Atina
(Athens)
16k
Kastamonu
Population
City
15k
Asyut
15k
Bahçesaray
(Bakhchysarai)
15k
Basra
15k
Burdur
15k
Çorum
15k
Filibe
(Plovdiv)
15k
İskenderiye
(Alexandria)
15k
Mar'aş
(Kahramanmaraş)
15k
Reşit
(Rosetta)
15k
Susa
(Sousse)
15k
Tiflis
(Tbilisi)
15k
Trablusgarp
(Tripoli)
15k
Yaş
(Iași)
15k
Yeni Bazar
(Novi Pazar)
13k
Aksaray
13k
Gelibolu
13k
Niğde
12k
Budin
(Buda, Budapest)
12k
Debrecen
Population
City
12k
Mahalle-i Kübra
(El-Mahalla El-Kubra)
12k
İslimiye
(Sliven)
12k
Kayrevan
(Kairouan)
12k
Niş
(Niš)
12k
San'a
(Sanaa)
11k
Balıkesir
10k
Barasu
(Brașov)
10k
Bükreş
(Bucharest)
10k
Cidde
(Jeddah)
10k
Harput
(Elazığ)
10k
Kudüs
(Jerusalem)
10k
Larende
(Karaman)
10k
Malatya
10k
Niğbolu
(Nikopol)
10k
Sonbor
(Sombor)
10k
Târgoviște
10k
Tırabızon
(Trabzon)
10k
Usküb
(Skopje)
2 Comments
+1
Level 64
Jul 5, 2024
Great Quiz
+1
Level 55
Jul 5, 2024
Thanks!