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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]

Largest cities

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

Rank Country City Population Founding date Image
1 Egypt Cairo 16,225,000 968 AD[3]
2 Iraq Baghdad 6,960,000 762 AD[4]
3 Saudi Arabia Riyadh 6,030,000 1746 AD[5]
4 Sudan Khartoum 5,345,000 1824 AD[6]
5 Jordan Amman 4,995,000 7250 BC[7][8]
6 Egypt Alexandria 4,870,000 332 BC[9]
7 Kuwait Kuwait City 4,660,000 1613 AD[10]
8 Morocco Casablanca 4,370,000 7th century BC[11]
9 Saudi Arabia Jeddah 3,875,000 522 BC[12]
10 United Arab Emirates Dubai 3,805,000 1833 AD[13]
11 Algeria Algiers 3,730,000 944 AD[14]
12 Yemen Sana'a 3,270,000 ~500 BC (possibly earlier)[15]
13 Syria Damascus 2,645,000 6,300 BC (possibly earlier)[16]
14 Somalia Mogadishu 2,425,000 950 AD[17]
15 Tunisia Tunis 2,260,000 814 BC[18]
16 Morocco Rabat 2,065,000 1150 AD[19]
17 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 1,765,000 1761 AD[20]
18 Saudi Arabia Mecca 1,720,000 1812 BC[21][22]
19 Qatar Doha 1,685,000 1823 AD[23]
20 Syria Homs 1,640,000 ~2300 BC[24]

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  8. ^ "The Old Testament Kingdoms of Jordan". kinghussein.gov.jo. kinghussein.gov.jo. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  9. ^ Reimer, Michael (2016). "Alexandria". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  10. ^ Al-Jassar, Mohammad Khalid A. (May 2009). Constancy and Change in Contemporary Kuwait City: The Socio-cultural Dimensions of the Kuwait Courtyard and Diwaniyya (PhD thesis). The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-109-22934-9.
  11. ^ "''Casablanca''". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  12. ^ "صحيفة عكاظ - جدة اليوم.. والعم وهيب". Okaz.com.sa. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
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  16. ^ Moore, A.M.T. The Neolithic of the Levant. Oxford, UK: Oxford University, 1978. 192–198. Print.
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  20. ^ Malcolm C. Peck (2007). "Chronology". Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6416-0.
  21. ^ Ziauddin Sardar (2014). "Chronology". Mecca: The Sacred City. Bloomsbury. p. 365. ISBN 978-1-62040-266-5.
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  23. ^ "Historical references to Doha and Bidda before 1850" (PDF). The Origins of Doha Project. p. 4. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  24. ^ Dumper, Michael; Stanley, Bruce E.; Abu-Lughod, Janet L. (2007). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1-57607-919-8.
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