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All 100k+ Cities in the Arab World on a Map

Divided between the Mashriq and the Maghreb, the Arab World straddles continents and landscapes.

I only include countries where the dominant culture is Arab culture, so no Somalia, Djibouti or Comoros despite their inclusion in the Arab League. Chad, Eritrea and Israel are also not included. Malta is excluded, despite the fact that the Maltese language can be described as a distant varient of the Arabic language. Many of these countries have large populations of people whom are neither Arab nor 'Arabised'.

Can you name every city in these 20 countries (including non-sovereign states) with at least 100,000 people?

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All population statistics are as per municipal boundaries
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Country
Pop
Cities
9,293 k
Cairo
6,719 k
Baghdad
5,188 k
Riyadh
5,107 k
Alexandria
4,212 k
Giza
4,061 k
Amman
3,915 k
Algiers
3,430 k
Jeddah
3,386 k
Dubai
3,359 k
Casablanca
2,545 k
Sana'a
2,220 k
Tripoli
2,132 k
Aleppo
1,916 k
Beirut
1,849 k
Omdurman
1,807 k
Abu Dhabi
1,552 k
Damascus
1,534 k
Mecca
1,501 k
Benghazi
1,410 k
Khartoum
1,405 k
Sharjah
1,361 k
Mosul
1,340 k
Basra
1,195 k
Nouakchott
1,187 k
Shubra el-Kheima
1,112 k
Fez
1,100 k
Medina
1,012 k
Khartoum North
972 k
Kirkuk
957 k
Hawally
947 k
Tangier
928 k
Marrakesh
903 k
Dammam
892 k
Farwaniya
890 k
Salé
879 k
Erbil
863 k
Aden
803 k
Oran
766 k
Al Ain
760 k
Port Said
747 k
Najaf
740 k
Suez
735 k
Zarqa
711 k
Karbala
676 k
Sulaymaniyah
660 k
Hofuf
652 k
Homs
638 k
Tunis
632 k
Meknes
615 k
Taiz
589 k
Al-Rayyan
587 k
Doha
582 k
Irbid
579 k
Ta'if
577 k
Rabat
570 k
Mansoura
566 k
Gaza
558 k
Nasiriyah
550 k
Misrata
548 k
Al-Hudaydah
547 k
Russeifa
543 k
El-Mahalla el-Kubra
528 k
Tanta
527 k
Amarah
516 k
Fintas
512 k
Tabuk
494 k
Oujda
492 k
Nyala
489 k
Fayoum
480 k
Asyut
470 k
Seeb
468 k
Khusus
467 k
Buraidah
455 k
Hillah
452 k
Al-Jahra
448 k
Constantine
436 k
Manama
431 k
Kenitra
430 k
Khamis Mushait
421 k
Agadir
406 k
Janub al-Kuwait
403 k
Diwaniyah
397 k
Ismaïlia
396 k
Zagazig
394 k
Port Sudan
389 k
Kut
383 k
Latakia
380 k
Tetouan
364 k
Doha Industrial Area
362 k
Bawshar
355 k
6th October City
345 k
El Obeid
340 k
Dohuk
337 k
Jubail
337 k
Aswan
337 k
Mangaf
330 k
Sfax
313 k
Temara
312 k
Hama
310 k
Ha'il
308 k
Safi
302 k
New Cairo
300 k
Az-Zubayr
298 k
Kassala
298 k
Najran
293 k
Salalah
290 k
Batna
289 k
Damietta
289 k
Wad Madani
289 k
Djelfa
288 k
Sétif
279 k
Baqubah
278 k
Damanhur
271 k
Hafar al-Batin
269 k
Gedaref
264 k
Firdous
260 k
Zahlé
257 k
Annaba
254 k
Minya
250 k
Fallujah
250 k
Luxor
250 k
Mubarak al-Kabir
249 k
Shibin el-Kom
248 k
Sohag
246 k
Beni Suef
241 k
Qena
238 k
Al-Thuqbah
236 k
Abha
234 k
Al-Kharj
234 k
Zawiya
233 k
Yanbu
230 k
Muttrah
229 k
Tripoli
226 k
10th of Ramadan
223 k
Ramadi
221 k
Samawah
221 k
Sousse
220 k
Raqqa
219 k
Khobar
219 k
Sohar
217 k
Al-Fashir
217 k
Laayoune
213 k
Kosti
212 k
Ibb
212 k
Sidi bel Abbès
211 k
Zakho
211 k
Deir ez-Zor
209 k
Bayda
208 k
Hebron
208 k
Mohammedia
205 k
Biskra
203 k
Abu al-Khaseeb
201 k
Tiaret
196 k
Tébessa
196 k
Sahab
Country
Pop
Cities
196 k
Khouribga
195 k
Hurghada
195 k
Riffa
194 k
El-Jadida
192 k
Beni Mellal
191 k
Arish
190 k
Mallawi
188 k
Al-Hasakah
187 k
Gharyan
184 k
Qamishli
182 k
Mukalla
182 k
Kafr el-Sheikh
182 k
Al-Shatrah
180 k
Ar Ramtha
179 k
Khan Yunis
178 k
Chlef
177 k
Béjaïa
176 k
Muharraq
174 k
Benha
172 k
Tobruk
172 k
Tal Afar
171 k
Aqaba
171 k
Aït Melloul
171 k
Kufa
170 k
Bilbeis
168 k
Bordj Bou Arreridj
167 k
Arar
165 k
Béchar
165 k
Al-Wukair
165 k
Jabalia
163 k
Skikda
163 k
Blida
163 k
Sidon
161 k
Nador
160 k
Ajdabiya
158 k
Rafah
158 k
Zliten
156 k
M'Sila
155 k
Souk Ahras
155 k
El-Eulma
154 k
Edku
153 k
Mersa Matruh
152 k
Unaizah
151 k
Dar Bouazza
150 k
Sakakah
150 k
Derna
149 k
Nablus
149 k
Qalyub
149 k
Al-Hawamidiyah
148 k
El-Matareya
148 k
Taza
148 k
Al-Hawiyah
146 k
Dhamar
145 k
Mostaganem
145 k
Kelar
144 k
Samarra
144 k
Laghouat
142 k
Ettadhamen
142 k
Abu Kabir
142 k
Settat
140 k
Mit Ghamr
140 k
Akhmim
140 k
Girga
140 k
Tlemcen
139 k
Desouk
139 k
Kairouan
138 k
Al-Shahaniya
138 k
Médéa
137 k
Ed-Dueim
136 k
Bizerte
136 k
Ad-Damazin
136 k
Berrechid
135 k
Tyre
135 k
Tizi Ouzou
134 k
Jijel
134 k
El-Oued
134 k
Geneina
133 k
El-Ubour
133 k
Ouargla
132 k
Shatt al-Arab
132 k
Kerdasa
131 k
Soran
131 k
Suq al-Shuyukh
131 k
Khemisset
130 k
Gabès
130 k
Inezgane
130 k
Relizane
128 k
Saïda
127 k
Jizan
127 k
Samalut
126 k
El-Ksar el-Kebir
126 k
Al-Qurnah
125 k
Sinnuris
125 k
Belqas
125 k
Bou Saâda
125 k
Larache
124 k
Tahta
123 k
Rabak
123 k
Sennar
123 k
Nasser
122 k
Baalbek
122 k
Mafraq
122 k
Madaba
120 k
Guelma
120 k
Dhahran
118 k
Aïn Beïda
118 k
Qatif
118 k
Guelmim
118 k
Nouadhibou
117 k
Khenifra
117 k
Menouf
116 k
El-Manzala
116 k
Qurayyat
115 k
Ashmoun
115 k
Tartus
115 k
Al-Salt
115 k
Jounieh
114 k
Maghnia
114 k
Ariana
113 k
El-Senbellawein
112 k
Kafr el-Dawwar
112 k
Atbara
110 k
Douma
110 k
Al-Jizah
110 k
Rosetta
109 k
Berkane
108 k
Tikrit
108 k
Mascara
108 k
Khenchela
107 k
Faqous
107 k
Manfalut
106 k
Dakhla
106 k
Maghagha
105 k
Gafsa
104 k
El-Mourouj
104 k
Barika
103 k
Beni Mazar
103 k
Sabha
103 k
Talkha
103 k
Taourirt
103 k
Kom Ombo
103 k
Bouskoura
102 k
Tuz Khurmatu
102 k
Messaâd
102 k
Zefta
102 k
Aflou
102 k
Fquih Ben Salah
101 k
El-Fashn
101 k
Abnub
101 k
Mahmoudiyah
101 k
Aïn Oussera
100 k
Iskandariya
100 k
Dcheira El Jihadia
100 k
Al-Thakhira
100 k
Aley
Cairo, Egypt [1]
Est. 968 CE
 
 
 
Baghdad, Iraq [2]
Est. 762 CE
 
 
 
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [3]
Est. 1746 CE
 
 
 
Alexandria, Egypt [4]
Est. 332 BCE
 
 
 
Giza, Egypt [5]
Est. 642 CE
 
 
 
Amman, Jordan [6]
Est. 7250 BCE
 
 
 
Algiers, Algeria [7]
Est. 944 CE
 
 
 
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [8]
Est. 522 BCE
 
 
 
Dubai, UAE [9]
Est. 1833 CE
 
 
 
Casablanca, Morocco [10]
Est. 600s BCE
 
 
 
Sana'a, Yemen [11]
Est. 500 BCE
 
 
 
Tripoli, Libya [12]
Est. 600s BCE
 
 
 
Aleppo, Syria [13]
Est. 5000 BCE
 
 
 
Beirut, Lebanon [14]
Est. 3000 BCE
 
 
 
Omdurman, Sudan [15]
Est. 2800 BCE
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Level 70
Jun 13, 2022
A couple notes:

- Population statistics are from Wikipedia and Citypopulation.de (whichever site had more current numbers)

- I know that the Gulf cities are a bit of a nightmare, unfortunately. This is all thanks to the way the cities are administrated. I couldn't draw the subdivisions for the Gulf countries either because they get too small (same for Palestine)

- I have tried my best to work for type-ins. I have allowed for leniency with the short vowels (which aren't written in Arabic), the definite article 'al'/'el' and aside from a couple of the largest cities you don't have to type the final 'h' when it is a ة in Arabic.

- This quiz has a lot of photos, so apologies if it runs slow on your computer.

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Level 65
Jun 13, 2022
Great Quiz! Nominated!
+1
Level 70
Jun 13, 2022
Thank you for playing :D
+3
Level 51
Feb 4, 2023
Great quiz
+1
Level 70
Feb 4, 2023
Thank you!
+1
Level 19
Oct 16, 2023
Where is Muscat?
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Level 70
Oct 17, 2023
Like many other Gulf states, the boundaries of the cities are much smaller than their agglomerations (especially similar to Kuwait). As a result, Muscat has less than 100,000 people. It is something that annoyed me when making the quiz but sadly I am limited by the data and the decision of government.
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Level 47
Dec 13, 2023
Muscat is a collection of towns/regions that makeup the city, same with Kuwait City