List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea

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.

City	Country	Other names	Subdivision	Population	Date, Source	Language(s)
Algeciras	Spain		Bay of Gibraltar	116,917	2012	Spanish
Tangier	Morocco	Tanja,طنجة	Strait of Gibraltar	793,776	2014	Arabic, French, Berber
Gibraltar	Gibraltar	Cebelitarık	Bay of Gibraltar	30,001	2012^[1]	English, Llanito, Spanish
Ceuta	Spain	Sebtah, سبتة	Strait of Gibraltar	82,376	2011^[2]	Spanish, Berber, Arabic, French
Marbella	Spain		Alboran Sea	140,473	2012	Spanish
Málaga	Spain		Alboran Sea	568,507	2010	Spanish
Al Hoceima	Morocco	Villa, Lhusima	Alboran Sea	102,942	2007	Berber, Arabic, French
Melilla	Spain		Alboran Sea	78,476	2011^[3]	Spanish
Nador	Morocco	Ennaḍor, الناظور	Alboran Sea	160,000		Berber, Arabic, French
Almería	Spain		Alboran Sea	191,443		Spanish
Cartagena	Spain		None	216,655	2012	Spanish
Oran	Algeria	Wehran	None	759,645	1998^[4]	Arabic
Alicante	Spain	Alacant	None	334,329	2011	Spanish, Catalan
Valencia	Spain	València	Balearic Sea	809,267		Spanish, Catalan
Castellón de la Plana	Spain	Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Castelló	Balearic Sea	180,204		Spanish, Catalan
Calpe	Spain	Calp	Balearic Sea	29,666		Spanish, Catalan
Mostaganem	Algeria	Mustaġānam,Mestghalim, مستغانم	None	145,696		Arabic
Dénia	Spain	Denia	Balearic Sea	44,455		Spanish, Catalan
Sant Carles de la Ràpita	Spain		Balearic Sea	15,583		Catalan, Spanish
Tarragona	Spain		Balearic Sea	134,085		Catalan, Spanish
Sant Antoni de Portmany	Spain	San Antonio Abad, San Antonio	Balearic Sea	22,446		Catalan, Spanish
Ibiza	Spain	Eivissa	Balearic Sea	49,768		Spanish, Catalan
Sitges	Spain		Balearic Sea	27,668		Catalan, Spanish
Barcelona	Spain		Balearic Sea	5,474,482		Catalan, Spanish
Badalona	Spain		Balearic Sea	220,977		Catalan, Spanish
Palma	Spain	Palma de Mallorca	Balearic Sea	401,270		Spanish, Catalan
Algiers	Algeria	Dzayer,Lezzayer, الجزائر العاصمة	None	3,415,811		Arabic, Berber
Alcúdia	Spain		Balearic Sea	19,071		Catalan, Spanish
Cala Millor	Spain		Balearic Sea	5,665		Catalan, Spanish
Agde	France		Gulf of Lion	22,487		French, Occitan
Sète	France	Seta	Gulf of Lion	42,786		French, Occitan
Ciutadella	Spain	Ciutadella de Menorca, Ciudadela	Balearic Sea	29,160		Spanish, Catalan
Mahón	Spain	Mahon, Maó, Maó-Mahón	Balearic Sea	29,125		Spanish, Catalan
Béjaïa	Algeria	Bgayet	None	177,988		Berber, Arabic
Marseille	France	Marselha, Marseilles	Gulf of Lion	850,726		French, Occitan
Antibes	France	Antíbol	Ligurian Sea	74,875		French, Occitan
Martigues	France	Lo Martegue, Martigues	Gulf of Lion	46,471		French, Occitan
Menton	France	Menton	Ligurian Sea	29,073		French, Occitan
Jijel	Algeria	Djidjel, جيجل	None	148,000		Arabic
Toulon	France	Tolon, Touloun	Gulf of Lion	170,041		French, Occitan
Skikda	Algeria	سكيكدة	None	152,355		Arabic
Cannes	France	Canas	Ligurian Sea	72,939		French, Occitan
Nice	France	Niça, Nissa, Nizza, Nizza Marittima	Ligurian Sea	343,895		French, Occitan, Ligurian, Italian
Monaco	Monaco	Múnegu, Mónegue	Ligurian Sea	36,371		French, Ligurian, Italian, English, Occitan
Annaba	Algeria	Annābah,Bouna, عنابة	None	257,359		Arabic
Sanremo	Italy	San Remo, Sanrœmu	Ligurian Sea	56,864		Italian, Ligurian
Alghero	Italy	L'Alguer, S'Alighèra, La Liéra	Balearic Sea	40,641		Italian, Catalan, Sardinian, Corsican
Porto Torres	Italy	Posthudorra, Pòrtu Turre	Balearic Sea	22,289		Italian, Corsican, Sardinian
Sant'Antioco	Italy	Santu Antiogu	Balearic Sea	11,730		Italian, Sardinian, Ligurian
Ajaccio	France	Aiacciu	None	65,542		French, Corsican, Italian
Bastia	France	Bastìa	Ligurian Sea	43,008		French, Corsican, Italian
Tabarka	Tunisia	ṭbarqa	Strait of Sicily	15,634		Arabic
Genoa	Italy	Genova, Zena, Genua	Ligurian Sea	604,848		Italian, Ligurian
Pula	Italy		None	6,937		Italian, Sardinian
Cagliari	Italy	Casteddu	Tyrrhenian Sea	149,576		Italian, Sardinian
Olbia	Italy	Terranòa, Tarranòa	Tyrrhenian Sea	54,833		Italian, Sardinian, Coriscan
Bizerte	Tunisia	Banzart, Benzert, Biserta	Strait of Sicily	114,371		Arabic, French
Tunis	Tunisia	Tūnis, Tunes	Strait of Sicily	651,183		Arabic, French
Livorno	Italy	Leghorn	Ligurian Sea	161,162		Italian, Tuscan
Sousse	Tunisia	Sūsa, Susa	Strait of Sicily	173,047		Arabic, Berber
Nabeul	Tunisia	Nābil	Strait of Sicily	56,387		Arabic, Berber
Sfax	Tunisia	Ṣafāqis	Strait of Sicily	265,131		Arabic
Kelibia	Tunisia	Qilībiyah	Strait of Sicily	43,209		Arabic
Orbetello	Italy		Tyrrhenian Sea	15,248		Italian, Tuscan
Zuwarah	Libya	Tamurt n Wat Willul		180,310		Arabic, Berber
Venice	Italy	Venexia, Venezia, Vinegia	Adriatic Sea	270,660		Italian, Venetian
Marsala	Italy	Maissala	Tyrrhenian Sea	82,765		Italian, Sicilian
Trapani	Italy	Tràpani	Tyrrhenian Sea	70,638		Italian, Sicilian
Terrasini	Italy			10,847		Italian, Sicilian
Zawiya	Libya			200,000		Arabic
Tripoli	Libya	Ṭarābulus		2,127,000		Arabic
Palermo	Italy	Palermu	Tyrrhenian Sea	654,858		Italian, Sicilian
Zliten	Libya	Zleetin		184,000		Arabic
Pescara	Italy	Piscàrë	Adriatic Sea	119,554		Italian
Trieste	Italy	Trièst, Trst, Трст, Triest	Adriatic Sea	205,535		Italian, Venetian, Slovene, German
Piran	Slovenia	Pirano	Adriatic Sea	4,092		Slovene, Italian
Izola	Slovenia	Isola	Adriatic Sea	11,235		Slovene, Italian
Koper	Slovenia	Capodistria	Adriatic Sea	25,306		Slovene, Italian
Misurata	Libya	Mosrata		281,000		Arabic
Pula	Croatia	Pola, Pulj, Polei	Adriatic Sea	57,191		Croatian, Italian, German, Istro-Romanian
Naples	Italy	Napule, Napoli	Tyrrhenian Sea	959,574		Italian, Neapolitan
Rome	Italy	Roma	Tyrrhenian Sea	2,866,793		Italian
Rijeka	Croatia	Fiume, Pflaum	Adriatic Sea	128,624		Croatian, Venetian, Italian, German
Salerno	Italy		Tyrrhenian Sea	131,950		Italian, Neapolitan
Sirte	Libya	Sirt	Gulf of Sirte	79,631		Arabic
Mazara del Vallo	Italy		Strait of Sicily	51,455	2018	Italian, Sicilian
Sciacca	Italy		Strait of Sicily	40,380	2018	Italian, Sicilian
Gela	Italy		Strait of Sicily	74,387	2018	Italian, Sicilian
Valletta	Malta		Malta Channel	355,000	2014	Maltese, English, Italian
Crotone	Italy		Ionian Sea	64,603		Italian, Sicilian
Catania	Italy		Ionian Sea	291,274		Italian, Sicilian
Syracuse	Italy	Sarausa, Siracusa	Ionian Sea	123,408		Italian, Sicilian
Zadar	Croatia	Zara	Adriatic Sea	75,082		Croatian
Messina	Italy	Missina	Messina Strait	242,129		Italian, Sicilian
Reggio Calabria	Italy	Rìggiu, Reggio di Calabria	Messina Strait	180,587		Italian, Sicilian
Vodice	Croatia		Adriatic Sea	8,875	2011^[5]	Croatian
Šibenik	Croatia	Sebenico, Sibenik, Shibeniku, Sibennig	Adriatic Sea	46,332	2011^[6]	Croatian
Komiža	Croatia	Comisa	Adriatic Sea	1,397	2011^[7]	Croatian
Vis	Croatia		Adriatic Sea	1,920		Croatian
Split	Croatia	Spalato	Adriatic Sea	178,102	2011^[7]	Croatian, Italian
Hvar	Croatia	Hvor, For, Lesina	Adriatic Sea	4,138	2001	Croatian, Italian
Solin	Croatia		Adriatic Sea	23,926	2011	Croatian
Stari Grad	Croatia		Adriatic Sea	2,817		Croatian
Bari	Italy	Bare	Adriatic Sea	320,475		Italian, Barese
Al Bayda	Libya			250,000		Arabic
Benghazi	Libya	Banghāzī, Bengasi	Gulf of Sirte	631,000		Arabic
Ajdabiya	Libya			76,000		Arabic
Taranto	Italy	Tarde	Ionian Sea	200,154		Italian, Sicilian
Ploče	Croatia	Plocca	Adriatic Sea	6,013		Croatian
Dubrovnik	Croatia	Ragusa	Adriatic Sea	42,615		Croatian, Italian
Otranto	Italy		Strait of Otranto	5,531		Italian, Sicilian
Kotor	Montenegro	Cattaro	Adriatic Sea	5,341		Montenegrin, Serbian
Budva	Montenegro	Budua	Adriatic Sea	14,458		Montenegrin, Serbian
Bar	Montenegro	Antivari, Antibari, Tivari	Adriatic Sea	17,727	2011	Montenegrin, Serbian, Albanian
Ulcinj	Montenegro	Ulqin, Dulcigno	Adriatic Sea	10,828		Albanian, Serbian, Montenegrin
Velipojë	Albania	Velipoja	Adriatic Sea	8,026		Albanian
Durrës	Albania	Durazzo, Dirahio	Adriatic Sea	113,249		Albanian
Vlorë	Albania	Vlora, Vlonë, Valona, Avlona	Strait of Otranto	79,948		Albanian
Lezhë	Albania	Lezha, Alessio	Adriatic Sea	15,644		Albanian
Dhërmi	Albania		Ionian Sea	1,800		Albanian
Himarë	Albania	Himara, Himera	Ionian Sea	11,257		Albanian, Greek
Sarandë	Albania	Saranda, Hagioi Sarada	Ionian Sea	37,757		Albanian
Patras	Greece		Ionian Sea	213,984		Greek
Volos	Greece		Aegean Sea	144,449		Greek
Thessaloniki	Greece	Selanik	Aegean Sea	788,952		Greek
Derna	Libya	Darnah	Libyan Sea	125,000	2011	Arabic
Athens	Greece	Athina	Aegean Sea	3,090,508	2011	Greek
Chania	Greece	Hanya	Sea of Crete	108,310		Greek
Heraklion	Greece	Irákleio, Kandiye	Sea of Crete	173,993		Greek
Tobruk	Libya	Ṭubruq	Libyan Sea	120,000	2011	Arabic
Rhodes	Greece	Ródos	Aegean Sea	115,490		Greek
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Matrouh	Libyan Sea	68,339	2011	Arabic
Alexandria	Egypt	Al-Iskandariyyah, Eskendereyyah, Rakotə	Levantine Sea	4,546,231		Arabic
Damietta	Egypt	Dumyāṭ, Damiata, Domyat	Levantine Sea	337,303	2012	Arabic
Port Said	Egypt	Borsaʿīd	Levantine Sea	603,787	2010	Arabic
Arish	Egypt	El ʿArīš	Levantine Sea	164,830	2012	Arabic
Gaza City	State of Palestine	Ghazzah	Levantine Sea	515,556	2012	Arabic
Ashdod	Israel		Levantine Sea	220,714	2015	Hebrew, Arabic, English
Tel Aviv	Israel		Levantine Sea	4,228,184	2020^[8]	Hebrew, Arabic, English
Haifa	Israel		Levantine Sea	278,903		Hebrew, Arabic, English
Tyre	Lebanon	Ṣūr	Levantine Sea	60,000		Arabic. French, English
Sidon	Lebanon	Ṣaydā	Levantine Sea	80,000		Arabic. French, English
Beirut	Lebanon	Bayrūt	Levantine Sea	2,226,000	2015	Arabic. French, English
Batroun	Lebanon	al-Batrun	Levantine Sea	45,000		Arabic. French, English
Tripoli	Lebanon	Ṭrāblos, Ṭarābulus	Levantine Sea	227,857		Arabic. French, English
Tartus	Syria		Levantine Sea	115,769	2004	Arabic
Latakia	Syria		Levantine Sea	383,786	2004	Arabic
Izmir	Turkey	İzmir,Smyrna	Aegean Sea	4,367,251	2019	Turkish
Antalya	Turkey		Gulf of Antalya	2,511,700	2019	Turkish
Mersin	Turkey		Levantine Sea	1,840,425	2019	Turkish
Kyrenia	TRNC	Girne	Levantine Sea	20,851	2011	Turkish
Famagusta	TRNC	Gazimağusa	Levantine Sea	40,920	2011	Turkish
Dhekelia Cantonment	Dhekelia		Levantine Sea	N/A		English, Greek, Turkish
Larnaca	Cyprus	İskele	Levantine Sea	51,468	2011	Greek
Limassol	Cyprus	Leymosun	Levantine Sea	101,000	2011	Greek
Episkopi	Akrotiri		Levantine Sea	3,681	2011	English, Greek, Turkish
Paphos	Cyprus	Baf	Levantine Sea	32,892	2011	Greek
Polis Chrysochous	Cyprus	Poli	Levantine Sea	3,690	2011	Greek

References[edit]

^ "Abstract of Statistics 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2014. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Šibenik". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
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[1] "Abstract of Statistics 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2014. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[census-2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[citypop-4] "The provinces of Algeria and all cities of over 25,000 inhabitants". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2008-04-14.

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[census-2011-settlements-7] "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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