List of largest cities in the Arab world


This is a list of largest cities in the Arab world. The Arab world is here defined as the 22 member states of the Arab League.

Largest cities

Largest cities in the Arab world by official cities proper:
RankCountryCityPopulationFounding dateImage
1Cairo9,500,000968 CE
2Riyadh7,676,6541746 CE
3Baghdad6,719,500762 CE
4Alexandria4,984,387332 BCE
5Jeddah4,276,000522 BCE
6Amman4,007,5267250 BCE
7Algiers3,915,811944 CE
8Casablanca3,359,8187th century BCE
9Dubai3,287,0071833 CE
10Khartoum2,919,7731824 CE
11Abu Dhabi2,784,4901761 CE
12Kuwait City2,380,0001613 CE
13Beirut2,200,000500 BCE
14Tunis1,993,000814 BCE
15Sana'a1,937,451~500 BCE
16Doha1,850,0001823 CE
17Aleppo1,800,000~5,000 BCE