This is a list of cities in the Levant with a population of 500,000 or more. For the purposes of this list, the region includes the Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and the Hatay Province of Turkey. All figures refer to the metropolitan area if applicable.
| Rank | City | Country | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amman | 
Jordan
|
4,642,000 | [1] |
| 2 | Tel Aviv | 
Israel
|
3,900,000 | [2] |
| 3 | Beirut | 
Lebanon
|
2,600,000 | [3] |
| 4 | Damascus | 
Syria
|
2,503,000 | [4] |
| 5 | Aleppo |
Syria
|
2,098,210 | [5] |
| 6 | Irbid |
Jordan
|
2,050,300 | [1] |
| 7 | Jerusalem | Disputed between
Israel and 
Palestine
|
1,253,900 | [6] |
| 8 | Haifa |
Israel
|
936,800 | [7] |
| 9 | Zarqa |
Jordan
|
929,300 | [1] |
| 10 | Homs |
Syria
|
775,404 | [8] |
| 11 | Gaza City |
Palestine
|
590,481 | [9] |
| 12 | Russeifa |
Jordan
|
558,210 | [1] |
See also
- List of largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East
- List of cities of the ancient Near East
- List of largest cities in the Arab world
Notes
- 1. ^ East Jerusalem claimed by Palestine.
- ^ a b c d Population estimates by locality dos.gov.jo [ dead link]
-
^
"Tel Aviv-Yafo: City in numbers". Retrieved 16 August 2021.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. "2019 Statistical Abstract" (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ " Questions & Answers: Water Supply Augmentation Project, Lebanon". The World Bank. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Syrian Arab Republic: Aleppo Situation Report No. 14 (20 January 2017) – Highlights of the Report of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs". 21 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Localities, Population and Density per Sq. Km., by Metropolitan Area and Selected Localities". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Localities, Popuplation and Density Per Sq. Km., by Metropolitan Area and Selected Localities" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Syria Population 2020 (Live)". World Population Review. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
This is a list of cities in the Levant with a population of 500,000 or more. For the purposes of this list, the region includes the Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and the Hatay Province of Turkey. All figures refer to the metropolitan area if applicable.
| Rank | City | Country | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amman |
Jordan
|
4,642,000 | [1] |
| 2 | Tel Aviv |
Israel
|
3,900,000 | [2] |
| 3 | Beirut |
Lebanon
|
2,600,000 | [3] |
| 4 | Damascus |
Syria
|
2,503,000 | [4] |
| 5 | Aleppo |
Syria
|
2,098,210 | [5] |
| 6 | Irbid |
Jordan
|
2,050,300 | [1] |
| 7 | Jerusalem | Disputed between
Israel and
Palestine
|
1,253,900 | [6] |
| 8 | Haifa |
Israel
|
936,800 | [7] |
| 9 | Zarqa |
Jordan
|
929,300 | [1] |
| 10 | Homs |
Syria
|
775,404 | [8] |
| 11 | Gaza City |
Palestine
|
590,481 | [9] |
| 12 | Russeifa |
Jordan
|
558,210 | [1] |
See also
- List of largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East
- List of cities of the ancient Near East
- List of largest cities in the Arab world
Notes
- 1. ^ East Jerusalem claimed by Palestine.
- ^ a b c d Population estimates by locality dos.gov.jo [ dead link]
-
^
"Tel Aviv-Yafo: City in numbers". Retrieved 16 August 2021.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. "2019 Statistical Abstract" (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ " Questions & Answers: Water Supply Augmentation Project, Lebanon". The World Bank. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Syrian Arab Republic: Aleppo Situation Report No. 14 (20 January 2017) – Highlights of the Report of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs". 21 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Localities, Population and Density per Sq. Km., by Metropolitan Area and Selected Localities". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Localities, Popuplation and Density Per Sq. Km., by Metropolitan Area and Selected Localities" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Syria Population 2020 (Live)". World Population Review. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.