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50 Highest Cities in the World

Name the 50 cities with the highest average elevation. Source Here
Only including cities with a population bigger than 1M
Hint: 22 are national capitals
Quiz by AkiraMorishita
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Last updated: September 12, 2022
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City
Average Elevation (m)
La Paz
3,869
Quito
2,784
Tucson
2,648
Cochabamba
2,621
Bogota
2,601
Addis Ababa
2,361
Mexico City
2,316
Xining
2,299
Sana'a
2,283
Puebla
2,176
Kunming
1,924
San Luis Potosi
1,873
Leon
1,845
Kabul
1,845
Nairobi
1,702
Denver
1,673
Medellin
1,651
Johannesburg
1,624
Srinagar
1,598
Lanzhou
1,594
Isfahan
1,587
Guadalajara
1,583
Shiraz
1,571
Harare
1,479
Kigali
1,473
City
Average Elevation (m)
Guatemala City
1,463
Tabriz
1,449
Pretoria
1,365
Kermanshah
1,359
Kathmandu
1,353
Ulaanbaatar
1,326
Antananarivo
1,271
Lusaka
1,257
Lubumbashi
1,252
Tehran
1,239
Kampala
1,187
Guiyang
1,185
Brasilia
1,184
Ciudad Juarez
1,164
Beni
1,149
Torreon
1,132
San Jose
1,129
Yinchuan
1,113
Calgary
1,065
Hohhot
1,069
Baotou
1,061
Datong
1,059
Yerevan
1,058
Caracas
1,018
Mashhad
1,011
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Level 85
Sep 12, 2022
There is evidently a minimum population necessary to make the list. The instructions should say what that minimum is.
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Level 53
Sep 12, 2022
;))
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Level 51
Sep 12, 2022
Tucson elevation is a third of that. You put the value in feet!
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Level 77
Sep 13, 2022
A few corrections may be needed but it is a great idea and a challenge, so I have nominated it.