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Biggest Cities of the Near East in the Late Bronze Age with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities in the Middle East and Greece in 1250 B.C.?
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Population
City
75k
Babylon
70k
Pi-Ramesses
70k
Thebes
60k
Hattusa
60k
Sapinuwa
40k
Dur-Kurigalzu
40k
Isin
40k
Memphis
Population
City
35k
Nineveh
30k
Kition
30k
Knossos
30k
Mycenae
30k
Susa
30k
Uruk
27k
Ashkelon
25k
Sais
Population
City
24k
Argos
22k
Hazor
20k
Assur
20k
Gath
20k
Heracleopolis Magna
20k
Heliopolis
20k
Hermopolis
Population
City
20k
Nippur
17k
Gaza City
15k
Athens
14k
Shimron
14k
Ugarit
13k
Ashdod
13k
Bubastis
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Level 55
Apr 2, 2024
Note that names for cities listed are not necessarily contemporary to the time period and that the common names of said settlements have been used to avoid clutter.
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Level 67
Apr 2, 2024
Please accept Ninive for Nineveh, its the common transcription in most European languages
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Level 55
Apr 2, 2024
Should work now.