thumbnail

Biggest Cities in the Middle East in 1500 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of the Middle East in 1500?
Click on the map to zoom in.
According to 4000 Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler and Population of the Larger Urban Areas by Colin McEvedy.
Quiz by Dekkie
Rate:
Last updated: April 4, 2024
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedMarch 31, 2024
Times taken127
Average score58.1%
Report this quizReport
6:30
Enter answer here
0
 / 31 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
 
Population
City
500k
Cairo
250k
Tabriz
200k
Constantinople
127k
Adrianople
67k
Aleppo
60k
Damascus
60k
Shiraz
50k
Hormuz
Population
City
45k
Bursa
45k
Isfahan
35k
Alexandria
35k
Ardabil
35k
Hamadan
35k
Kerman
35k
Khoy
35k
Mosul
Population
City
34k
Mecca
30k
Qazvin
30k
Rosetta
30k
Smyrna
30k
Trabzon
27k
Hama
25k
Damietta
25k
Karaman
Population
City
25k
Mashhad
23k
Asyut
20k
Baghdad
20k
Basra
20k
El Mahalla El Kubra
20k
Sana'a
20k
Yazd
2 Comments
+1
Level 73
Apr 3, 2024
Could you accept Trebizond for Trabzon? That's a historical name for it in English (and what I knew it as because of Europa Universalis IV).
+1
Level 55
Apr 4, 2024
Should work now.