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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]

Largest urban agglomerations in the OIC

Rank City Images Population Country Statistical concept[2] Area (km²)[3]
1 Jakarta[4]
30,214,303  Indonesia Urban agglomeration[5] 6,392
2 Karachi[6]
20,500,000  Pakistan Urban agglomeration 4,966
3 Dhaka[7]
18,898,000  Bangladesh Urban agglomeration 2,161
4 Greater Cairo
18,420,000  Egypt Official metropolitan area 1,310
5 Lagos[8]
17,060,307  Nigeria Urban agglomeration[9] 907
6 Istanbul
14,500,000  Turkey Metropolitan municipality 5,343
7 Tehran[10]
13,532,000  Iran City proper 1,489
8 Lahore[10]
11,126,285  Pakistan Urban agglomeration 1,370
9 Bandung[4]
8,199,892  Indonesia Urban agglomeration 1,876
10 Faisalabad[10]
7,873,910  Pakistan Urban agglomeration 1,097
11 Islamabad-Rawalpindi[11]
7,412,205  Pakistan Metropolitan Area 6,451
12 Surabaya[4]
7,302,283  Indonesia Urban agglomeration[5] 2,787
13 Baghdad
6,625,000  Iraq Metropolitan area 730
14 Semarang
File:Mesjid Agung Semarang 2009.jpg
 6,544,289  Indonesia Urban agglomeration 5,287
15 Kuala Lumpur[10]
6,088,000  Malaysia Metropolitan area[5] 673
16 Riyadh[10]
5,666,000  Saudi Arabia City proper 1,550
17 Khartoum[10]
5,185,000  Sudan Urban agglomeration 580
18 Ankara
5,045,083  Turkey Urban agglomeration[12] 2,516
19 Gujranwala[10]
5,014,196  Pakistan Urban agglomeration 1,556
20 Chittagong
5,012,000  Bangladesh Official metropolitan area 990
21 Multan[13]
4,745,109  Pakistan City District 3,721
22 Alexandria
4,421,000  Egypt City proper 2,970
23 Peshawar[10]
4,269,079  Pakistan Urban agglomeration 1,257
24 Abidjan
4,175,000  Ivory Coast Urban agglomeration 2,550
25 Medan[14]
4,103,696  Indonesia Metropolitan area 1,991
26 Yogyakarta
4,010,436  Indonesia Urban agglomeration 1,900
27 Sargodha[15]
3,903,588  Pakistan City District 5,854
28 Sialkot[16]
3,893,672  Pakistan City District 3,016
29 Kabul
3,768,000  Afghanistan City proper 275
30 Bahawalpur[17] 3,668,106  Pakistan City District 24,830
31 Algiers
3,574,000  Algeria Urban agglomeration[18] 363
32 Mashhad 3,131,586[19]  Iran City proper 3,946

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.{{cite web}}: 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. ^ a b c "Indonesia: Jawa". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. ^ a b c 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Data refer to Lagos State
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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