List of largest cities in the Levant region by population

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, Jordan, Lebanon, Cyprus, Israel, Palestinian territories and the Hatay Province of Turkey. All figures refer to the metropolitan area if applicable.

Rank City Country Population Source
1 Amman  Jordan 4,302,730 [1]
2 Tel Aviv  Israel 4,054,570 [2]
3 Beirut  Lebanon 2,200,000 [3]
4 Damascus  Syria 2,079,000 [4]
5 Irbid  Jordan 1,911,600 [5]
6 Aleppo  Syria 1,850,000 [6]
7 Jerusalem  Israel (partially claimed by  Palestine) 1,253,900 [7]
8 Haifa  Israel 936,800 [8]
9 Homs  Syria 775,404 [9]
10 Zarqa  Jordan 635,160 [10][9]
11 Gaza City  Palestine 590,481 [11]
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  7. "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.
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  10. "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
  11. "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 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
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