List of largest cities in the Arab world

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This is a list of largest cities in the Arab world. The Arab world is here defined as the 22 member states of the Arab League. [1]

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Largest cities

Largest cities in the Arab world by official cities proper: [2] [ better source needed ]

RankCountryCityPopulationFounding dateImage
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Cairo 22,623,874968 CE [3] mSr l`Zym@.jpg
2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Baghdad 8,126,755762 CE [4] 5628442718 b10fc2c47f o.jpg
3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Riyadh 7,676,6541746 CE [5] Masmak castle.jpg
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Alexandria 5,381,000332 BCE [6] Citadel of Qaitbay - Sea View.jpg
5Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Amman 4,642,0007250 BCE [7] [8] Al Adlyeh, Amman, Jordan - panoramio.jpg
6Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Algiers 4,515,000944 CE [9] Alger Grande-Poste IMG 0875.JPG
7Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Jeddah 4,276,000522 BCE [10] Historical Jeddah.jpg
8Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Casablanca 3,359,8187th century [11] Old Medina, Casablanca, a view from United Nations square.JPG
9Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Sana'a 3,292,497 [12] ~500 BCE (possibly earlier) [13] Sana'a, Yemen (14667934933).jpg
10Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Dubai 3,287,0071833 CE [14] DubaiSkyline.JPG
11Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Khartoum 2,919,7731824 CE [15] University of Khartoum 002.jpg
12Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Tunis 2,800,000814 BCE [16] TunisAveHabibBourguiba.jpg
13Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 3,789,860 [17] 1761 CE [18] Sheikh Zayed Mosque view.jpg
14Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Mogadishu 2,726,815 [19] 10 Century [20] Mogadishu.png
15Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Damascus 2,685,000 [21] ~8,000–10,000 BCE [22] A view from Umayyad Mosque.jpg
16Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Beirut 2,600,000~3000 BCE (outer estimate) [23] ChurchMosque.jpg
17Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Kuwait City 2,380,0001613 CE [24] Seifpalace.jpg
18Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Aleppo 2,318,000~5,000 BCE [25] Great Aleppo mosque 176.jpg
19Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Irbid 2,050,300~3,200 BCE (possibly earlier) Irbid clock on Memorial Square 1000.jpg
20Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Doha 1,850,0001823 CE [26] Fuerte Al Koot, Doha, Catar, 2013-08-06, DD 03.JPG
21Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Iraqi Kurdistan Erbil 1,750,564~2300 BCE (believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world)
Hawler Castle.jpg
22Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Mosul 1,683,000~700 BCE
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23Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Muscat 1,560,000550 BCE Muscat, Oman msqT, `mn 05.jpg

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