The Middle East Cities by Population 2025

5 Most Populated The Middle East Cities

Egypt Flag

Cairo

23,074,200

Turkey Flag

Istanbul

16,236,700

Iran Flag

Tehran

9,729,740

Iraq Flag

Baghdad

8,141,120

Saudi Arabia Flag

Riyadh

7,952,860
City
Country
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CairoEgypt23,074,200
IstanbulTurkey16,236,700
TehranIran9,729,740
BaghdadIraq8,141,120
RiyadhSaudi Arabia7,952,860
AlexandriaEgypt5,807,050
AnkaraTurkey5,550,490
Tel AvivIsrael4,568,530
SanaaYemen3,527,430
MashhadIran3,460,660
Kuwait CityKuwait3,405,000
IzmirTurkey3,152,090
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates3,094,640
JeddahSaudi Arabia2,867,446
DamascusSyria2,799,960
BasrahIraq2,600,000
GizaEgypt2,443,203
AleppoSyria2,438,480
BeirutLebanon2,379,330
AmmanJordan2,273,240
MeccaSaudi Arabia2,218,580
BursaTurkey2,142,600
Al Mawsil al JadidahIraq2,065,597
Al Basrah al QadimahIraq2,015,483
SharjahUnited Arab Emirates1,909,930
MosulIraq1,904,140
AdanaTurkey1,876,820
GaziantepTurkey1,858,710
ShirazIran1,763,900
MuscatOman1,702,510
TabrizIran1,695,670
MedinaSaudi Arabia1,624,660
Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates1,618,740
KarajIran1,614,660
HomsSyria1,563,600
IsfahanIran1,547,164
KonyaTurkey1,450,150
AntalyaTurkey1,394,590
QomIran1,392,280
AhvazIran1,324,800
Ra's BayrutLebanon1,251,739
HaifaIsrael1,199,980
AdenYemen1,154,410
DiyarbakirTurkey1,128,360
KirkukIraq1,128,190
KermanshahIran1,117,360
MersinTurkey1,099,040
HamahSyria1,078,650
KayseriTurkey1,037,250
NajafIraq1,017,660
JerusalemIsrael996,732
SultanahSaudi Arabia946,697
ErbilIraq940,560
Abu GhuraybIraq900,000
EskisehirTurkey860,518
OrumiyehIran860,169
IbbYemen847,350
GebzeTurkey846,841
GazaPalestine823,407
CankayaTurkey792,189
Pasragad BranchIran787,878
DammamSaudi Arabia768,602
KahrizIran766,706
ZarqaJordan758,893
RashtIran757,765
ManamaBahrain743,066
BuraydahSaudi Arabia740,579
BagcilarTurkey724,270
As SulaymaniyahIraq723,170
SamsunTurkey718,641
DenizliTurkey712,016
NasiriyahIraq710,858
TabukSaudi Arabia707,148
Bandar AbbasIran690,978
DohaQatar673,292
ZahedanIran643,702
Al AhmadiKuwait637,411
SanliurfaTurkey622,137
KarbalaIraq618,426
Al HudaydahYemen617,871
Ta`izzYemen615,222
ArdabilIran614,154
HamadanIran611,801
YazdIran609,302
KahramanmarasTurkey601,640
ArakIran589,740
UEskuedarTurkey582,666
VanTurkey578,392
BahcelievlerTurkey576,799
UmraniyeTurkey573,265
IrbidJordan567,364
KermanIran559,142
Port SaidEgypt538,378
MalatyaTurkey532,469
Ta'ifSaudi Arabia530,848
EsenlerTurkey520,235
AzadshahrIran514,102
ZanjanIran509,683
RamadiIraq503,842
AsyutEgypt496,967
SuezEgypt488,125
SanandajIran482,664
BatmanTurkey480,040
ErzurumTurkey467,875
SalalahOman461,680
KarabaglarTurkey458,000
ElazigTurkey451,906
MuratpasaTurkey450,000
NajranSaudi Arabia449,729
QazvinIran444,984
DhamarYemen440,006
SultangaziTurkey436,935
Ha'ilSaudi Arabia431,270
Al Mahallah al KubraEgypt431,052
East JerusalemPalestine428,304
MaltepeTurkey427,040
Al KharjSaudi Arabia425,300
AjmanUnited Arab Emirates423,929
LuxorEgypt422,407
KhorramabadIran420,998
Al MansurahEgypt420,195
ManisaTurkey419,194
Al AinUnited Arab Emirates408,733
TandaEgypt404,901
SivasTurkey401,785
West JerusalemIsrael400,000
GorganIran391,519
Khamis MushaitSaudi Arabia387,553
Deir ez-ZorSyria378,586
AswanEgypt378,578
IzmitTurkey376,464
AbadanIran370,180
AtasehirTurkey361,615
BalikesirTurkey354,366
LatakiaSyria340,181
SariIran338,115
KhorramshahrIran330,606
Al 'AmarahIraq323,302
Ad DiwaniyahIraq318,801
Al KutIraq315,162
SisliTurkey314,684
Al FayyumEgypt306,393
BatikentTurkey300,000
Al HufufSaudi Arabia293,179
Al MubarrazSaudi Arabia290,802
Al HillahIraq289,709
ZeytinburnuTurkey288,743
AdapazariTurkey286,787
SultanbeyliTurkey286,622
ZagazigEgypt285,097
IsmailiaEgypt284,813
DihokIraq284,000
MerkezefendiTurkey280,341
Khomeyni ShahrIran277,334
Ar RayyanQatar272,465
Hafar Al-BatinSaudi Arabia271,642
RusseifaJordan268,237
Kafr ad DawwarEgypt267,370
MukallaYemen258,132
TarsusTurkey256,482
BorujerdIran251,958
QarchakIran251,834
TrabzonTurkey244,083
SancaktepeTurkey241,000
SeebOman237,816
Al JubaylSaudi Arabia237,274
QinaEgypt235,362
HalwanEgypt230,000
TripoliLebanon229,398
DamanhurEgypt227,943
Al MinyaEgypt227,150
SabzevarIran226,183
AshdodIsrael224,656
AdiyamanTurkey223,744
NajafabadIran223,450
NeyshaburIran220,929
Rishon LeZiyyonIsrael220,492
NazarabadIran213,388
BukanIran213,331
EsenyurtTurkey211,330
KirikkaleTurkey211,138
AbhaSaudi Arabia210,886
IdkuEgypt210,678
AntakyaTurkey210,000
SohagEgypt209,419
SirjanIran207,645
OsmaniyeTurkey202,837
BabolIran202,796
CorluTurkey202,578
NicosiaCyprus200,452
YanbuSaudi Arabia200,161
Petah TiqwaIsrael200,000
New CairoEgypt200,000
AmolIran199,382
ArnavutkoeyTurkey198,165
BirjandIran196,982
BasaksehirTurkey193,750
BojnurdIran192,041
Al FallujahIraq190,159
Bani SuwayfEgypt189,624
BeershebaIsrael186,600
Shibin al KawmEgypt186,345
KutahyaTurkey185,008
CorumTurkey183,418
Wadi as SirJordan181,212
VaraminIran179,603
Ar RaqqahSyria177,636
MalayerIran176,573
SavehIran175,533
KhowyIran175,370
SiverekTurkey175,341
Khan YunisPalestine173,183
IspartaTurkey172,334
NetanyaIsrael171,676
JabalyaPalestine168,568
BanhaEgypt167,029
KhobarSaudi Arabia165,799
HolonIsrael165,787
BushehrIran165,377
HawalliKuwait164,212
SidonLebanon163,554
BueyuekcekmeceTurkey163,140
AydinTurkey163,022
MahabadIran162,434
HebronPalestine160,470
IskenderunTurkey159,965
BawsharOman159,487
Samarra'Iraq158,508
TalkhaEgypt157,737
Bnei BrakIsrael154,400
ViransehirTurkey154,163
LimassolCyprus154,000
As SamawahIraq152,890
UsakTurkey152,862
BaqubahIraq152,550
AksarayTurkey152,201
SaqqezIran151,237
KiziltepeTurkey150,174
ArarSaudi Arabia148,540
RafsanjanIran147,680
As SalimiyahKuwait147,649
AfyonkarahisarTurkey146,136
Kafr ash ShaykhEgypt143,970
MallawiEgypt142,504
IlamIran140,940
Sabah as SalimKuwait139,163
DikirnisEgypt137,542
TyreLebanon135,204
InegolTurkey133,959
IdfuEgypt133,000
MiandoabIran132,819
RehovotIsrael132,671
ShahrudIran131,889
Gonbad-e KavusIran131,416
IranshahrIran131,232
Al BabSyria130,745
NablusPalestine130,326
TokatTurkey129,702
BilbaysEgypt129,211
Shahr-e KordIran129,153
Bat YamIsrael128,979
ArishEgypt128,855
IdlibSyria128,840
SinahIraq128,776
SakakahSaudi Arabia128,332
JirjaEgypt128,250
Ramat GanIsrael128,095
EdirneTurkey126,470
RafahPalestine126,305
Torbat-e HeydariyehIran125,633
'AjlunJordan125,557
SemnanIran124,826
MarandIran124,191
Az ZubayrIraq122,676
BeylikduezueTurkey122,452
TekirdagTurkey122,287
ZabolIran121,989
KaramanTurkey120,399
Nabatiye et TahtaLebanon120,000
NazilliTurkey119,370
OrduTurkey116,788
Ras al-KhaimahUnited Arab Emirates115,949
SiirtTurkey114,034
ErzincanTurkey114,027
AlanyaTurkey112,969
DoumaSyria111,864
QuchanIran111,752
Masjed SoleymanIran111,510
TurhalTurkey110,884
Bandar-e AnzaliIran110,826
KufaIraq110,000
SoharOman108,274
BandirmaTurkey107,631
Umm QasrIraq107,620
As SuwayqOman107,143
Al HawamidiyahEgypt106,841
AshkelonIsrael105,995
JizanSaudi Arabia105,198
BanehIran104,799
Al FawIraq104,569
BilqasEgypt103,596
TurgutluTurkey103,292
QurayyatSaudi Arabia102,903
DisuqEgypt102,037
ParsabadIran101,661
`IbriOman101,640
MustafakemalpasaTurkey101,412
Abu KabirEgypt100,684
QalyubEgypt100,495
ZonguldakTurkey100,229
KuhdashtIran100,208
JaffaIsrael100,000
DhahranSaudi Arabia99,540
ManbijSyria99,497
AkhmimEgypt99,446
Al MatariyahEgypt99,357
BamIran99,268
ManavgatTurkey99,254
GiresunTurkey98,864
HabbouchLebanon98,433
AkbarabadIran98,342
Al QatifSaudi Arabia98,259
FasaIran98,061
Dar'aSyria97,969
KarabukTurkey97,481
Al MuharraqBahrain97,458
YasujIran96,786
BoluTurkey96,629
JouniehLebanon96,315
CeyhanTurkey96,303
KashmarIran96,151
HurghadaEgypt95,622
ZaxoIraq95,052
AqabaJordan95,048
As SalamiyahSyria94,887
DogonbadanIran94,638
KazerunIran94,511
AharIran94,348
KirsehirTurkey94,336
BehshahrIran93,500
PolatliTurkey93,262
BafraTurkey92,944
RizeTurkey92,772
ZeftaEgypt92,667
Al HarithahIraq92,395
EregliTurkey92,117
AgriTurkey92,022
ErcisTurkey91,915
MarivanIran91,664
AligudarzIran91,041
NigdeTurkey91,039
LuleburgazTurkey90,899
'AmranYemen90,792
TahtaEgypt90,591
KorfezTurkey90,580
SamalutEgypt90,465
AlvandIran90,000
TartoussSyria89,457
SahamOman89,327
NusaybinTurkey88,977
SalihliTurkey88,906
EregliTurkey88,848
Modi'in Makkabbim Re'utIsrael88,749
Al BahahSaudi Arabia88,419
KozanTurkey88,115
QorvehIran87,953
YozgatTurkey87,881
Ath ThawrahSyria87,880
CanakkaleTurkey87,791
PatnosTurkey87,451
BushEgypt86,608
Al FarwaniyahKuwait86,525
BorazjanIran86,059
TarutSaudi Arabia85,371
Hawsh `IsaEgypt85,352
RukbanJordan85,000
AkhisarTurkey84,659
CerkezkoeyTurkey84,234
MunufEgypt83,651
HerzliyaIsrael83,600
AmasyaTurkey82,896
ShirvanIran82,790
Ash ShatrahIraq82,732
MusTurkey82,536
AshmunEgypt82,507
MadabaJordan82,335
NizipTurkey82,308
KilisTurkey82,301
FatsaTurkey82,160
Qal`at BishahSaudi Arabia81,828
Ar RassSaudi Arabia81,728
Barka'Oman81,647
SalmasIran81,606
Al HasakahSyria81,539
CizreTurkey80,992
Kfar SabaIsrael80,773
BingolTurkey80,568
ElbistanTurkey80,456
BonabIran80,359
As SaltJordan80,189
Shahre Jadide AndishehIran80,000
Ra'ananaIsrael80,000
Ar Rifa'Bahrain79,550
RustaqOman79,383
BehbahanIran79,327
ManfalutEgypt78,744
Al HayyIraq78,272
ZahleLebanon78,145
HakkariTurkey77,699
UEnyeTurkey77,585
ShushtarIran77,507
KarsTurkey77,486
KhomeynIran77,425
DamiettaEgypt76,839
MidyatTurkey76,268
NahavandIran76,250
HaderaIsrael75,854
IgdirTurkey75,721
JamjamalIraq75,634
NevsehirTurkey75,527
SilifkeTurkey75,315
Ar RamthaJordan74,901
AlvandIran74,889
SilopiTurkey74,798
BismilTurkey74,493
Kafr az ZayyatEgypt73,725
Al BuraymiOman73,670
NurabadIran73,528
NaqadehIran73,528
BelekTurkey73,260
TatvanTurkey73,222
KahtaTurkey73,105
Ash ShafaSaudi Arabia72,190
NizwaOman72,076
LarnacaCyprus72,000
YuksekovaTurkey71,729
DarayyaSyria71,596
TakestanIran71,499
KhanjarahTurkey71,379
MardinTurkey71,373
YalovaTurkey71,289
Abu TijEgypt71,257
SurOman71,152
GemlikTurkey71,063
MinabIran70,790
KastamonuTurkey70,402
KadirliTurkey70,248
DogubayazitTurkey70,171
KhalisIraq70,046
AyvalikTurkey70,002
AbharIran69,889
DehdashtIran69,726
ChalusIran69,638
KhashIran69,603
SayyanYemen69,404
IsnaEgypt69,335
AbnubEgypt68,749
Al QusiyahEgypt68,394
Al JammaliyahEgypt68,381
Al FahahilKuwait68,290
SoekeTurkey68,230
LangarudIran68,148
ArdesenTurkey67,965
DayrutEgypt67,788
Al KharijahEgypt67,700
DamghanIran67,694
ToukhEgypt67,599
Al ManzalahEgypt67,486
OEdemisTurkey67,153
Bet ShemeshIsrael67,100
SayhatSaudi Arabia66,702
LodIsrael66,589
FiruzabadIran66,558
BurdurTurkey66,158
I`zazSyria66,138
SilvanTurkey65,956
SomaTurkey65,934
JablahSyria65,915
Dar KulaybBahrain65,466
NazarethIsrael64,800
AhlatTurkey64,695
RosettaEgypt64,481
AksehirTurkey64,446
Modiin IlitIsrael64,179
NurabadIran64,041
AwsimEgypt63,862
RamlaIsrael63,860
Al FashnEgypt63,793
As SafirahSyria63,708
DarabIran63,319
FuwwahEgypt63,310
KusadasiTurkey63,177
SorgunTurkey62,862
FaqusEgypt62,821
Robat KarimIran62,753
CubukTurkey62,602
Al KhankahEgypt62,434
Al FujayrahUnited Arab Emirates62,415
Mersa MatruhEgypt62,042
PiranshahrIran61,973

The Middle East Cities Overview

Istanbul stands as the region’s largest metropolis with 14.8M residents, significantly larger than other cities in the region. Cairo follows with 7.7M inhabitants, while Baghdad (7.2M) and Tehran (7.2M) form another tier of major metropolises.

Several countries feature multiple major urban centers. Turkey includes Ankara (3.5M) and Izmir (2.5M). Saudi Arabia is anchored by Riyadh (4.2M) and Jeddah (2.9M), while Iran features Mashhad (2.3M) and Isfahan (1.5M).

Historic capitals maintain significant populations: Damascus (1.6M), Beirut (1.9M), and Jerusalem (801K). The Arabian Peninsula features rapidly growing cities like Dubai (1.1M) and Muscat (797K).