List of largest cities in the Arab World

This is a List of largest cities in the Arab World.

Cairo, Cairo Citadel

Baghdad, Abbasid Palace

Khartoum, Overview

Giza, Pyramids of Giza and Sphinx

Damascus, Ummayad Mosque

Riyadh

Casablanca, Hassan II Mosque

Jeddah, Seaport

Aleppo, Citadel of Aleppo

Alexandria, Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Algiers, Ketchaoua Mosque

Amman, Jabal al-Qal'a

Kuwait City, Overview

Beirut, Grand Serail

Mecca, Kaaba

Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Mosque

Rabat, Hassan Mausoleum

Sana'a

Mosul, Al-Hadba

Tripoli, Old Medina

Bayda, Traffic congestion

Port Said

Dubai

Marrakech

Medina

Omdurman

Arbil

Rank	Country	City	Population (est. 2007)	Foundation Date
1	Egypt	Cairo	17,856,000	969 AD
2	Iraq	Baghdad	8,092,000	762 AD
3	Sudan	Khartoum	4,969,000	1821 AD
4	Egypt	Giza	4,779,000	4500 BC
5	Syria	Damascus	4,500,000	8000 BC
6	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	4,260,000	100–200 AD
7	Morocco	Casablanca	3,859,858	768
8	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	3,855,912	500 BC
9	Syria	Aleppo	3,780,000	8000 BC
10	Egypt	Alexandria	3,500,000	331 BC
11	Egypt	Shubra al Khaymah	3,510,000	1094 AD
12	Algeria	Algiers	3,518,083	944 AD
13	Iraq	Basra	2,600,000	636 AD
14	Jordan	Amman	2,525,000	6500 BC
15	Kuwait	Kuwait City	2,380,000	1600 AD
16	Lebanon	Beirut	2,250,912	8000 BC
17	Saudi Arabia	Mecca	2,053,873
18	Somalia	Mogadishu	2,037,734
19	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	1,850,230	2000 BC
20	Morocco	Rabat	1,769,858	250 AD
21	Yemen	Sana'a	1,747,627	Prehistoric; 600 BC
22	Iraq	Mosul	1,739,800	8000 BC
23	Libya	Tripoli	1,680,000	700 BC
24	Egypt	Port Said	1,500,000	1839 AD
25	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	1,492,000	1821 AD
26	Morocco	Marrakech	1,420,000	1070 AD
27	Saudi Arabia	Medina	1,300,000	150 BC
28	Yemen	Al Hudaydah	1,236,000	____
29	Sudan	Omdurman	1,208,000	1884 AD
30	Egypt	Damietta	1,093,580	____
31	Syria	Homs	1,033,000	2300 BC
32	Egypt	Kafr Dawar	1,005,000	____
33	Iraq	Arbil	990,000	10,000 BC
34	Libya	Benghazi	957,000	446 BC
35	Morocco	Fez	946,815	789 AD
36	Sudan	Bahri	932,000	____
37	Somalia	Hargeisa	890,000	____
38	Mauritania	Nouakchott	881,000	1958 AD
39	Iraq	Sulaymaniyah	800,000	1784 AD
40	Morocco	Safi	793,000	____
41	Jordan	Zarqa	792,665	____
42	Algeria	Oran	771,066	903 AD
43	Iraq	Kirkuk	755,700	1360 BC
44	Egypt	Ismailia	752,000	____
45	Saudi Arabia	Dammam	750,000	1923
46	Tunisia	Tunis	728,453	2000 BC
47	Morocco	Agadir	678,596	1505 AD
48	Morocco	Tangier	669,680	400 BC
49	United Arab Emirates	Sharjah	636,000	3000 BC
50	Egypt	Shibin El Kom	630,000	____
51	Qatar	Doha	612,707	1850 BC
52	Libya	Bayda	601,112	414 BC
53	Oman	Muscat	606,024	200 AD
54	Oman	Matrah	650,000	____
55	Yemen	Aden	590,000	100 BC
56	Iraq	Najaf	585,000	791 AD
57	Iraq	Karbala	572,300	680 AD
58	Syria	Latakia	554,000	1200 BC
59	Tunisia	Sousse	540,000	1200 BC
60	Morocco	Meknes	536,322	700 AD
61	Lebanon	Tripoli	533,000	1400 BC
62	Egypt	Asyut	530,000	3100 BC
63	Saudi Arabia	Taif	521,273	____
64	Morocco	Oujda	510,000	994 AD
65	Algeria	Constantine	507,224	203 BC
66	Saudi Arabia	Buraydah	505,000	969 AD
67	Egypt	Suez	497,000	1859 AD
68	Saudi Arabia	Qatif	475,573	3500 BC
69	Sudan	Port Sudan	475,000	1905 AD
70	Egypt	El-Mahalla El-Kubra	462,500	1923
71	Saudi Arabia	Abha	450,912	1660
72	Saudi Arabia	Tabouk	441,351	500 BC
73	Egypt	El Mansurah	420,000	1219 AD
74	Syria	Hama	410,680	5000 BC
75	Palestinian Authority	Gaza	449,221	3000 BC
76	Djibouti	Djibouti	402,700	1888 BC
77	Libya	Misrata	400,300	1000 BC
78	Iraq	Al Kut	400,200	____
79	Iraq	Ramadi	400,000	____
80	Algeria	Annaba	383,504	____
81	Iraq	Fallujah	350,000	258 BC
82	Bahrain	Manama	345,000	1345
83	Tunisia	Sfax	340,000	849 AD
84	Egypt	Tanta	335,000	1060 BC
85	Jordan	Irbid	327,543	4000 BC
86	Algeria	Batna	317,206	____
87	Egypt	Aswan	270,000	1000 BC
88	Saudi Arabia	Ha'il	267,005	1836 AD
89	Lebanon	Sidon	266,000	8000 BC
90	Algeria	Blida	264,598	____
91	Somalia	Kismaayo	256,000	1825 AD
92	Algeria	Sétif	246,379	297 AD
93	Sudan	Kassala	234,622	1840
94	Sudan	Al-Ubayyid	229,425	1821
95	Somalia	Berbera	209,425	1518
95	Egypt	Sohag	209,419	____
96	Lebanon	Jounieh	203,000	1000 BC