List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea

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Metropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas with a population of 1,000,000 or higher are sorted by population.

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Metro­politan areaCountryPopulationAreaDate, Source
Alexandria Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 6,100,000
Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5,474,482
Algiers Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 4,510,0001,190 km2 (460 sq mi)
Rome Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4,342,212
Tel Aviv Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4,156,9001,516 km2 (585 sq mi)2021 [1]
Athens Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3,638,2812,929 km2 (1,131 sq mi)
Izmir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3,209,1792,259 km2 (872 sq mi)
Tripoli Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 3,072,000
Naples Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2,969,5711,171 km2 (452 sq mi)
Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2,658,816
Antalya Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2,619,83220,591 km2 (7,950 sq mi)
Valencia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2,522,383
Gaza Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2,375,259365 km2 (141 sq mi)
Beirut Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2,145,527
Marseille Flag of France.svg  France 1,879,6013,971.8 km2 (1,533.5 sq mi)
Oran Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1,570,000
Benghazi Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1,500,000
Tangier Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1,349,000
Palermo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1,245,826
Bari Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1,222,171
Catania Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1,101,463
Mersin Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1,064,8501,590 km2 (610 sq mi)
Sfax Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1,018,341

Cities

Cities are ordered by their position on the Mediterranean, from west to east. They can be reordered by name (alphabetically), country, subdivision of the Mediterranean, population size, or main language spoken in the city.

CityCountryOther namesSubdivisionPopulationDate, SourceLanguage(s)
Algeciras Flag of Spain.svg Spain al-Jazīra Bay of Gibraltar 121,4142018 Spanish
Marbella Flag of Spain.svg Spain Alboran Sea 140,4732012 Spanish
Málaga Flag of Spain.svg Spain Alboran Sea 594,0502024 Spanish
Al Hoceima Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Villa, Lhusima, Alhucemas Alboran Sea 102,9422007 Berber , Arabic, French, Spanish
Nador Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Ennaḍor, الناظور Alboran Sea 160,000 Berber , Arabic, French, Spanish
Tangier Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Ṭanjah,طنجة Strait of Gibraltar 1,349,000 Arabic , Berber, French, Spanish
Almería Flag of Spain.svg Spain Alboran Sea 191,443 Spanish
Cartagena Flag of Spain.svg Spain None 216,6552012 Spanish
Oran Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Wehran None 759,6451998 [2] Arabic
Alicante Flag of Spain.svg Spain Alacant None 334,3292011 Spanish , Catalan
Valencia Flag of Spain.svg Spain València Balearic Sea 809,267 Spanish , Catalan
Castellón de la Plana Flag of Spain.svg Spain Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Castelló Balearic Sea 180,204 Spanish , Catalan
Mostaganem Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Mustaġānam, Mestghalim, مستغانم None 145,696 Arabic
Tarragona Flag of Spain.svg Spain Balearic Sea 134,085 Catalan , Spanish
Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain Balearic Sea 1,660,4352023 Spanish , Catalan
Badalona Flag of Spain.svg Spain Balearic Sea 220,977 Catalan , Spanish
Palma Flag of Spain.svg Spain Palma de Mallorca Balearic Sea 401,270 Spanish , Catalan
Algiers Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Dzayer,Lezzayer, الجزائر العاصمة None 3,415,811 Arabic , Berber
Béjaïa Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Bgayet None 177,988 Berber , Arabic
Marseille Flag of France.svg France Marselha, Marseilles Gulf of Lion 870,321 French , Occitan
Jijel Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Djidjel, جيجل None 148,000 Arabic
Toulon Flag of France.svg France Tolon, Touloun Gulf of Lion 170,041 French , Occitan
Skikda Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria سكيكدة None 152,355 Arabic
Nice Flag of France.svg France Niça, Nissa, Nizza, Nizza Marittima Ligurian Sea 343,895 French , Occitan, Ligurian, Italian
Annaba Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Annābah, Bouna, عنابة None 257,359 Arabic
Genoa Flag of Italy.svg Italy Genova, Zena, Genua Ligurian Sea 855,834 Italian, Ligurian
Cagliari Flag of Italy.svg Italy Casteddu Tyrrhenian Sea 476,975 Italian, Sardinian
Bizerte Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Banzart, Benzert, Biserta Strait of Sicily 114,371 Arabic , French
Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Tūnis, Tunes Strait of Sicily 651,183 Arabic , French
Livorno Flag of Italy.svg Italy Leghorn Ligurian Sea 161,162 Italian, Tuscan
Sousse Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Sūsa, Susa Strait of Sicily 173,047 Arabic , Berber
Sfax Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Ṣafāqis Strait of Sicily 265,131 Arabic
Zuwarah Flag of Libya.svg Libya Tamurt n Wat Willul180,310 Arabic , Berber
Venice Flag of Italy.svg Italy Venexia, Venezia, Vinegia Adriatic Sea 270,660 Italian, Venetian
Zawiya Flag of Libya.svg Libya 200,000 Arabic
Tripoli Flag of Libya.svg Libya Ṭarābulus2,127,000 Arabic
Palermo Flag of Italy.svg Italy Palermu Tyrrhenian Sea 855,285 Italian, Sicilian
Zliten Flag of Libya.svg Libya Zleetin184,000 Arabic
Pescara Flag of Italy.svg Italy Piscàrë Adriatic Sea 119,554 Italian
Trieste Flag of Italy.svg Italy Trièst, Trst, Трст, Triest Adriatic Sea 205,535 Italian, Venetian, Slovene, German
Misurata Flag of Libya.svg Libya Mosrata, Misratah, Misrata281,000 Arabic
Naples Flag of Italy.svg Italy Napule, Napoli Tyrrhenian Sea 967,068 Italian, Neapolitan
Rome Flag of Italy.svg Italy Roma Tyrrhenian Sea 2,866,793 Italian
Rijeka Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Fiume Adriatic Sea 108,6222021 Croatian, Italian
Pula Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Pola Adriatic Sea 52,2202021 Croatian, Italian
Zadar Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Zara Adriatic Sea 70,7792021 Croatian
Šibenik Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Sebenico Adriatic Sea 42,5992021 Croatian
Split Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Spalato Adriatic Sea 160,5772021 Croatian
Dubrovnik Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Ragusa Adriatic Sea 41,5622021 Croatian
Salerno Flag of Italy.svg Italy Tyrrhenian Sea 131,950 Italian, Neapolitan
Catania Flag of Italy.svg Italy Ionian Sea 311,584 Italian, Sicilian
Syracuse Flag of Italy.svg Italy Sarausa, Siracusa Ionian Sea 123,408 Italian, Sicilian
Messina Flag of Italy.svg Italy Missina Messina Strait 242,129 Italian, Sicilian
Reggio Calabria Flag of Italy.svg Italy Rìggiu, Reggio di Calabria Messina Strait 560,000 Italian, Sicilian
Bari Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bare Adriatic Sea 750,450 Italian, Barese
Al Bayda Flag of Libya.svg Libya 250,000 Arabic
Benghazi Flag of Libya.svg Libya Banghāzī, Bengasi Gulf of Sirte 631,000 Arabic
Taranto Flag of Italy.svg Italy Tarde Ionian Sea 200,154 Italian, Sicilian
Durrës Flag of Albania.svg Albania Durazzo, Dirahio Adriatic Sea 113,249 Albanian
Vlorë Flag of Albania.svg Albania Valona, Vlora Ionian Sea 130,827 Albanian
Shëngjin Flag of Albania.svg Albania San Giovanni Medua Adriatic Sea 10,500 Albanian
Sarandë Flag of Albania.svg Albania Santi Quaranta, Sarandë Ionian Sea 20,277 Albanian
Himarë Flag of Albania.svg Albania Chimara, Himara Ionian Sea 10,000 Albanian
Patras Flag of Greece.svg Greece Ionian Sea 213,984 Greek
Volos Flag of Greece.svg Greece Aegean Sea 144,449 Greek
Thessaloniki Flag of Greece.svg Greece Aegean Sea 354,2902021 [3] Greek
Derna Flag of Libya.svg Libya Darnah Libyan Sea 125,0002011 Arabic
Piraeus Flag of Greece.svg Greece Peiraias Saronic Gulf 163,688 Greek
Chania Flag of Greece.svg Greece Sea of Crete 108,310 Greek
Heraklion Flag of Greece.svg Greece Irákleio Sea of Crete 173,993 Greek
Tobruk Flag of Libya.svg Libya Ṭubruq Libyan Sea 120,0002011 Arabic
Rhodes Flag of Greece.svg Greece Ródos Aegean Sea 115,490 Greek
Alexandria Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Al-Iskandariyyah, Eskendereyyah, Rakotə Levantine Sea 5,484,0002022 Arabic
Damietta Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Dumyāṭ, Damiata, Domyat Levantine Sea 337,3032012 Arabic
Port Said Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Borsaʿīd Levantine Sea 603,7872010 Arabic
Arish Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt El ʿArīš Levantine Sea 164,8302012 Arabic
Gaza City Flag of Palestine.svg State of Palestine Ghazzah Levantine Sea 515,5562012 Arabic
Ashkelon Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Levantine Sea 149,1602021 [4] Hebrew , English
Ashdod Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Levantine Sea 225,9752021 [4] Hebrew , English, Russian
Rishon LeZion Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Levantine Sea 257,1282021 [4] Hebrew , English
Bat Yam Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Levantine Sea 126,2902021 [4] Hebrew , English, Russian
Tel Aviv Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Levantine Sea 467,8752021 [4] Hebrew , Arabic, English
Herzliya Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Levantine Sea 103,3182021 [4] Hebrew , English
Netanya Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Levantine Sea 224,0662021 [4] Hebrew , English
Hadera Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Levantine Sea 100,6312021 [4] Hebrew , English
Haifa Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Levantine Sea 282,8322021 [4] Hebrew , Arabic, English
Beirut Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Bayrūt Levantine Sea 2,226,0002015 Arabic. French, English
Tripoli Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Ṭrāblos, Ṭarābulus Levantine Sea 227,857 Arabic. French, English
Tartus Flag of Syria.svg Syria Ṭarṭūs Levantine Sea 115,7692004 Arabic
Latakia Flag of Syria.svg Syria al-Lāḏqīyah Levantine Sea 383,7862004 Arabic
Çanakkale Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Dardanellia, Δαρδανέλλια Dardanelles 143,6622021 [5] Turkish
Aliağa Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Aegean Sea 103,3642021 [5] Turkish
Kuşadası Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Aegean Sea 125,8122021 [5] Turkish
Bodrum Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Aegean Sea 187,2842021 [5] Turkish
Fethiye Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Levantine Sea 170,3792021 [5] Turkish
Side Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Gulf of Antalya 245,7402021 [5] Turkish
Alanya Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Coracesium,Κορακήσιον,علائیه Gulf of Antalya 350,6362021 [5] Turkish
Erdemli Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Gulf of Mersin 134,1142021 [5] Turkish
Mersin Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Myrsíni, Μυρσίνη Gulf of Mersin 1,064,8502021 [5] Turkish
İskenderun Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Alexandretta, Αλεξανδρέττα Gulf of Alexandretta 350,4562021 [5] Turkish, Arabic
Samandağ Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Gulf of Antioch 123,9992021 [5] Turkish, Arabic
Limassol Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Λεμεσός, Lemesós Levantine Sea 101,0002011 Greek

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