|
Country
|
City
|
Hint
|
City Population
|
|
Georgia
|
Tbilisi
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
1.5M
|
|
Abkhazia
|
Sukhumi
|
Capital, Biggest City, Disputed
|
43K
|
|
South Ossetia
|
Tskhinvali
|
Capital, Biggest City, Disputed
|
30K
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
Baku
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
2.1M
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
Ganja
|
2nd Biggest City
|
325K
|
|
Nagorno-Karabakh
|
Stepanakert
|
Capital, Biggest City, Disputed
|
52K
|
|
Armenia
|
Yerevan
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
1M
|
|
Cyprus / Northern Cyprus
|
Nicosia
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
200K
|
|
Cyprus
|
Limassol
|
2nd Biggest City
|
154K
|
|
Turkey
|
Izmir
|
Biggest City Aegean Region,
|
2.6M
|
|
Turkey
|
Adana
|
Biggest City Mediterranean Region
|
1.5M
|
|
Turkey
|
Ankara
|
Capital
|
4.3M
|
|
Turkey
|
Konya
|
Seljuk Capital
|
1M
|
|
Turkey
|
Bursa
|
Ottoman Capital
|
1.8M
|
|
Turkey
|
Gaziantep
|
Biggest City Anatolia Region
|
1.5M
|
|
Turkey
|
Istanbul
|
Biggest City
|
12.8M
|
|
Lebanon
|
Tripoli
|
2nd Biggest City
|
502K
|
|
Lebanon
|
Sidon
|
Historicaly important
|
200K
|
|
Lebanon
|
Tyre
|
Historicaly important
|
117K
|
|
Lebanon
|
Beirut
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
1.9M
|
|
Israel
|
Haifa
|
3rd Biggest City
|
269K
|
|
Israel
|
Tel Aviv
|
2nd Biggest City
|
404K
|
|
Israel
|
Jerusalem
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
796K
|
|
Israel
|
Acre
|
Historically Important
|
47K
|
|
Palestine
|
Ramallah
|
Capital
|
197K
|
|
Palestine
|
Hebron
|
Biggest City West Bank
|
563K
|
|
Palestine
|
Gaza
|
Biggest City
|
949K
|
|
Syria
|
Aleppo
|
Biggest City
|
2.1M
|
|
Syria
|
Latakia
|
Main Syrian Port
|
383K
|
|
Syria
|
Ar-Raqqah
|
Capital of Abbasid Caliphate
|
220K
|
|
Syria
|
Hama
|
4th Biggest City, Norias
|
312K
|
|
Syria
|
Homs
|
3rd Biggest City, Krak de Chevaliers
|
652K
|
|
Syria
|
Damascus
|
Capital
|
1.4M
|
|
Iraq
|
Baghdad
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
7.2M
|
|
Iraq
|
Fallujah
|
The City of Mosques
|
326K
|
|
Iraq
|
Basra
|
Main Port
|
3.2M
|
|
Iraq
|
Mosul
|
2nd Biggest Metro Area, Nineveh
|
1.8M
|
|
Iraq
|
Karbala
|
Shia Holy City
|
572K
|
|
Iraqi Kurdistan
|
Sulamaniyah
|
3rd Biggest City
|
725K
|
|
Iraqi Kurdistan
|
Kirkuk
|
2nd Biggest City
|
825K
|
|
Iraqi Kurdistan
|
Erbil
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
1.4M
|
|
Kuwait
|
Kuwait City
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
2.4M
|
|
Jordan
|
Zarqa
|
The Blue One
|
481K
|
|
Jordan
|
Amman
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
1.2M
|
|
Bahrain
|
Manama
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
330K
|
|
Qatar
|
Al Rayyan
|
2nd Biggest City
|
444K
|
|
Qatar
|
Doha
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
1.3M
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Riyadh
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
5.3M
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Jeddah
|
2nd Biggest, Largest Red Sea Port
|
3.4M
|
|
|
Country
|
City
|
Hint
|
City Population
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Mecca
|
Hajj, Holiest Muslim City
|
1.6M
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Al-Ahsa
|
Oasis Region
|
1M
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Medina
|
2nd Holiest Muslim City
|
1.2M
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ta'if
|
Unofficial Sumer Capital
|
521K
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Damman
|
Biggest Saudi City Persian Gulf
|
1M
|
|
Yemen
|
Aden
|
Former Capital of South Yemen
|
760K
|
|
Yemen
|
Sanaa
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
1.9M
|
|
Yemen
|
Ta'izz
|
3rd Largest City
|
596K
|
|
Yemen
|
Al Hudaydah
|
4th Biggest City
|
548K
|
|
Oman
|
Muscat
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
1.2M
|
|
Oman
|
Salalah
|
2nd Biggest City
|
200K
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Capital, Richest City
|
921K
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Sharjah
|
3rd Largest, Dry City
|
801K
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Dubai
|
Largest City, Burj Khalifa
|
2.1M
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Al Ain
|
4th Biggest, The Garden City
|
518K
|
|
Iran
|
Tehran
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
10.2M
|
|
Iran
|
Karaj
|
4th Biggest City
|
1.9M
|
|
Iran
|
Qom
|
Religious Capital of Iran
|
1.1M
|
|
Iran
|
Shiraz
|
Historical Capital of Persia, Garden City
|
1.45M
|
|
Iran
|
Isfahan
|
3rd Biggest City
|
1.9M
|
|
Iran
|
Mashhad
|
2nd Biggest City
|
3M
|
|
Iran
|
Ahvaz
|
Worlds Worst Air Pollution
|
1.1M
|
|
Iran
|
Bandar Abbas
|
Strait of Hormuz strategic city
|
435K
|
|
Iran
|
Tabriz
|
Historical Capital of Iran and Azerbaijan
|
1.5M
|
|
Afghanistan
|
Kandahar
|
2nd Biggest City
|
500K
|
|
Afghanistan
|
Mazar-i-Sharif
|
4th Biggest City, aka Noble Shrine
|
375K
|
|
Afghanistan
|
Herat
|
3rd Biggest City
|
440K
|
|
Afghanistan
|
Kabul
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
3.5M
|
|
Pakistan
|
Islamabad
|
Capital
|
1.7M
|
|
Pakistan
|
Hyderabad
|
Twin in india
|
3.5M
|
|
Pakistan
|
Peshawar
|
Capital of the Pakistani Tribal Areas
|
3.3M
|
|
Pakistan
|
Rawalpindi
|
Twin City with the Capital
|
3M
|
|
Pakistan
|
Multan
|
City of Sufis, City of Saints
|
1.6M
|
|
Pakistan
|
Karachi
|
Biggest City, City of Lights
|
23.5M
|
|
Pakistan
|
Lahore
|
2nd Biggest, Biggest Punjabi City
|
7.6M
|
|
Pakistan
|
Faisalabad
|
3rd Biggest, Named for King Faisal of SA
|
3.5M
|
|
Pakistan
|
Gujranwala
|
One of the Fastest growing Cities in the world
|
2.8M
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
Astana
|
Capital
|
835K
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
Shymkent
|
3rd Biggest City
|
637K
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
Almaty
|
Biggest City, Former Capital
|
1.5M
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
Namangan
|
2nd Biggest City
|
450K
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
Tashkent
|
Capital, Biggest City, Stone City
|
2.3M
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
Samarkand
|
Silk Road Mid Point, 3rd Largest City
|
440K
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Bishkek
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
831K
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Osh
|
2nd Biggest City
|
232K
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
Ashgabat
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
950K
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
Turkmenabat
|
2nd Biggest City
|
280K
|
|
Tajikistan
|
Dushanbe
|
Capital, Biggest City
|
680K
|
|
plz add a lot of spelling tolerances. fore example i was killed for mazar i sharif, al hudaydah, al raqqah, and some others.