List of largest cities in the Levant region by population information
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]
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