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This is a list of metropolitan areas in Middle East, with their population according to different sources. The list includes metropolitan areas that have a population of over 1.5 million. The list includes metropolitan areas that have a population of over 1.5 million.
List of largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East. List of Arab countries by population. List of largest cities in the Levant region by population. List of largest cities.
RankCountryCityPopulation122,623,87428,126,75537,676,65445,381,000The most populous countries in the region are Egypt, Turkey, and Iran, while Saudi Arabia is the largest Middle Eastern country by area. The history of the Middle East dates back to ancient times , with the geopolitical importance of the region being recognized for millennia.
- Cairo
- Tehran
- Istanbul
- Baghdad
Cairo is the largest city in the Middle East by population. It is the 15th largest metropolitan in the world with a population of about 20.4 million. The city's large population is attributed to its geographical position along the River Nile, which is the primary source of water in the desert state.
The Iranian capital of Tehran ranks second with a city population of 8.8 million and a metropolitan population of 15.2 million. It is the most populated city in Western Asia and the 24th in the world. About 99 percent of the population speaks or understands the Persian language. There have been proposals to relocate the city due to exposure to eart...
Istanbul is the third largest city in the Middle East with a city population of 14.1 million and a metropolitan population of 14.6 million. Istanbul serves as a transitional city between Europe and Asia with a third of the population in Europe while two-thirds is in Asia. Istanbul is considered the largest European City when the country is classifi...
Baghdad is the fourth largest city in the Middle East are the second largest in Western Asia after Tehran with a population of 8.7 million. The city was nearly deserted during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the Iraqi war of 2011. Recurrent insurgency attacks and severe damage to infrastructure has limited growth and expansion of the city.
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- Istanbul, Turkey – 14.8 million. Istanbul may be considered by some as the third largest city in the Middle East, registering a population of about 15 million people in the metropolitan area; however, it has 14.8 million in the city area.
- Cairo, Egypt – 9.61 million. It is the most populated ‘metropolitan’ area in the Middle East, and Cairo’s population is double the size of the fifth highest metropolitan city, Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
- Baghdad, Iraq – 7.22 million. Baghdad is in fourth position in terms of the metropolitan area, and it is the fourth largest city in the Middle East and the second largest in Western Asia after Tehran, with a population of 7.5 million (its city population is closer to 7.2 million).
- Tehran, Iran – 7.15 million. Tehran is a city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of over 7.1 million, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, registering 16.6 million people.
This is a list of metropolitan areas in Middle East, with their population according to different sources. The list includes metropolitan areas that have a population of over 1.5 million.
Within Greater Cairo lies the largest metropolitan area in Egypt, the largest urban area in Africa, the Middle East, and the Arab world, and the 6th largest metropolitan area in the world. The Greater Cairo Region is a metropolitan area centered around Cairo, Egypt.
