List of largest cities in Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries

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This is a list of the largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states, based on the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report (2010 population estimates from the report's 2007 revision). [1]

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Largest urban agglomerations in the OIC

RankCityImagesPopulationCountryStatistical concept [2] Area (km²) [3]
1 Jakarta [4]
Jakarta Panorama.jpg
30,214,303Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Urban agglomeration [5] 6,392
2 Karachi [6]
EFU Life By Asif Akbar.jpg
20,500,000Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Urban agglomeration4,966
3 Dhaka [7]
GulshanDhaka.jpg
18,898,000Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Urban agglomeration2,161
4 Greater Cairo
Towers on the Nile.jpg
18,420,000Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Official metropolitan area1,310
5 Lagos [8]
Lagos skyline.jpg
17,060,307Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Urban agglomeration [9] 907
6 Istanbul
LeventPano3.jpg
14,500,000Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Metropolitan municipality 5,343
7 Tehran [10]
Tehran from Qeytariyeh.jpg
13,532,000Flag of Iran.svg  Iran City proper1,489
8 Lahore [10]
Badshahi Mosquee, Lahore.jpg
11,126,285Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Urban agglomeration1,370
9 Bandung [4]
Modern Bragaweg (27156618256).jpg
8,199,892Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Urban agglomeration1,876
10 Faisalabad [10]
Clock Tower Faisalabad by Usman Nadeem.jpg
7,873,910Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Urban agglomeration1,097
11 Islamabad-Rawalpindi [11]
Faisal Masjid From Damn e koh.jpg
7,412,205Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Metropolitan Area6,451
12 Surabaya [4]
Ciputra World distant from Ahmad Yani Flyover 2015.jpg
7,302,283Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Urban agglomeration [5] 2,787
13 Baghdad
Baghdad Red zone.jpg
6,625,000Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Metropolitan area730
14 Semarang
Mesjid Agung Semarang 2009.jpg
6,544,289Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Urban agglomeration5,287
15 Kuala Lumpur [10]
FourSeasonsKL January2018.jpg
6,088,000Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Metropolitan area [5] 673
16 Riyadh [10]
Riyadh Skyline showing the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) and the famous Kingdom Tower .jpg
5,666,000Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia City proper1,550
17 Khartoum [10]
Strato en Hartumo (Sudano) 003.jpg
5,185,000Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Urban agglomeration580
18 Ankara
Sogutozu, Ankara.jpg
5,045,083Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Urban agglomeration [12] 2,516
19 Gujranwala [10]
Nishan-E-Manzil Gujranwala 20140925.jpg
5,014,196Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Urban agglomeration1,556
20 Chittagong
Chittagong city skyline.jpg
5,012,000Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Official metropolitan area990
21 Multan [13]
Shah Rukn e Alam by M Ali Mir 03.jpg
4,745,109Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan City District 3,721
22 Alexandria
Sea Of Alex.JPG
4,421,000Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt City proper2,970
23 Peshawar [10]
Islamia College University, Peshawar Nightview.jpg
4,269,079Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Urban agglomeration1,257
24 Abidjan
Abidjan-Plateau1.JPG
4,175,000Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Urban agglomeration2,550
25 Medan [14]
Medan20150219-1.jpg
4,103,696Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Metropolitan area1,991
26 Yogyakarta
Gadjah Mada HeadOffice.jpg
4,010,436Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Urban agglomeration1,900
27 Sargodha [15]
Shaheen Enclave Sargodha.jpg
3,903,588Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan City District 5,854
28 Sialkot [16]
Clock Tower, Sialkot 21.jpg
3,893,672Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan City District 3,016
29 Kabul
Modern Kabul - panoramio.jpg
3,768,000Flag of Afghanistan.svg  Afghanistan City proper275
30 Bahawalpur [17] Noor mahal.jpg 3,668,106Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan City District 24,830
31 Algiers
Alger Hilton.JPG
3,574,000Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Urban agglomeration [18] 363
32 Mashhad Aerial View of Koohsangi street, Mashhad, Iran.png 3,131,586 [19] Flag of Iran.svg  Iran City proper3,946

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ World Urbanization Prospects, 2007 revision (online data) Archived 2009-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-12-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ The area figures are taken from individual national censuses according to the criteria and statistical concepts noted in the World Urbanization Prospects.
  4. 1 2 3 "Indonesia: Jawa" . Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. 1 2 3 Data refer to the functional urban area, that is, contiguous areas which are consistently urban in character as indicated by levels of population density, economic functions and facilities.
  6. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/614409/population-explosion-put-an-embargo-on-industrialisation-in-karachi
  7. ↑ "Dhaka population" . Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2016-02-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ Data refer to Lagos State
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
  11. ↑ "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de.
  12. ↑ Ankara includes Altindag, Cankaya, Etimesgut, Golbasi, Keçioren, Mamak, Sincan and Yenimahalle
  13. ↑ "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de.
  14. ↑ http://www.citypopulation.de/php/indonesia-sumatera-admin.php
  15. ↑ "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de.
  16. ↑ "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de.
  17. ↑ "Pakistan: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de.
  18. ↑ Data refer to the Governorate of Grand Algiers.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2008-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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