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Biggest Cities without Skyscrapers

Can you name the most populous metropolitan areas in the world that don't have any buildings with a height above 150 metres?
Metro area population according to citypopulation.de (December 2021)
Sources: Wikipedia, www.emporis.com
Quiz by georgekotz
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Last updated: December 29, 2021
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First submittedMarch 5, 2019
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Population
Continent
City
13.9 mil
Africa
Kinshasa
13.5 mil
Asia
Lahore
11.1 mil
South America
Lima
8.75 mil
Asia
Ahmedabad
8.45 mil
Africa
Luanda
7.75 mil
Asia
Shantou
7.05 mil
Asia
Bandung
6.90 mil
Asia
Surat
6.50 mil
Africa
Khartoum
Population
Continent
City
5.95 mil
Africa
Alexandria
5.75 mil
Africa
Abidjan
5.75 mil
Asia
Yangon
5.65 mil
Europe
The Ruhr
5.20 mil
Africa
Accra
5.05 mil
South America
Belo Horizonte
5.00 mil
Asia
Chittagong
4.85 mil
Africa
Kano
4.80 mil
North America
Phoenix
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Level 67
Mar 6, 2019
Interesting
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Level 76
Dec 29, 2021
Updated to replace 4 cities where skyscrapers have now been built: Cairo, Chennai, Baghdad and Pune. Cairo's new skyscraper is located in the new capital that is under construction on the outskirts of the city, which is considered to be part of the Cairo metro area for this quiz.
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Level 62
Jan 3, 2022
Brilliant quiz, a real test for junkies like myself.
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Level 82
Jan 4, 2022
That was surprisingly difficult!
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Level 89
Jan 5, 2022
I wasn't sure about Washington, DC. It must be including Baltimore to get any taller buildings.
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Level 76
Jan 5, 2022
Indeed, since the quiz refers to metro areas, Baltimore knocks Washington DC out of the list.
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Level 4
Mar 8, 2024
I think Lima and Phoenix do have skyscrapers!