List of largest cities in Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries
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This is a list of the largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states, based on the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report (2010 population estimates from the report's 2007 revision).[1]
23 largest agglomerations in the OIC
| Rank | City | Images | Population | Country | Statistical concept [1] | Area (km²)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakarta |
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30,000,000 |  Indonesia |
Metropolitan area[3] | 1,360 |
| 2 | Karachi |
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24,500,000 |  Pakistan |
Urban agglomeration | 4,966 |
| 3 | Greater Cairo |
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18,420,000 |  Egypt |
Official metropolitan area | 1,310 |
| 4 | Lagos[4] |
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17,060,307 |  Nigeria |
Urban agglomeration[5] | 907 |
| 5 | Dhaka |
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17,000,000 |  Bangladesh |
Official metropolitan area | 1,600 |
| 6 | Istanbul |
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14,500,000 |  Turkey |
Metropolitan Municipality | 5,343 |
| 7 | Tehran[6] |
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13,532,000 |  Iran |
City proper | 1,489 |
| 8 | Lahore[7] |
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10,052,000 | Pakistan |
Urban agglomeration | 1,370 |
| 9 | Baghdad |
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6,625,000 |  Iraq |
Metropolitan area | 730 |
| 10 | Faisalabad[8] |
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6,480,000 | Pakistan |
Urban agglomeration | 1,097 |
| 11 | Kuala Lumpur[9] |
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6,088,000 |  Malaysia |
Metropolitan area[3] | 673 |
| 12 | Riyadh[10] |
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5,666,000 |  Saudi Arabia |
City proper | 1,550 |
| 13 | Khartoum[11] |
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5,185,000 |  Sudan |
Urban agglomeration | 580 |
| 14 | Ankara |
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5,045,083 | Turkey |
Urban agglomeration[12] | 2,516 |
| 15 | Chittagong |
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5,012,000 | Bangladesh |
Official metropolitan area | 990 |
| 16 | Surabaya[13] | 4,881,000 | Indonesia |
Metropolitan area[3] | 673 | |
| 17 | Alexandria |
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4,421,000 | Egypt |
City proper | 2,970 |
| 18 | Abidjan |
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4,175,000 |  Ivory Coast |
Urban agglomeration | 2,550 |
| 19 | Kabul |
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3,768,000 |  Afghanistan |
City proper | 275 |
| 20 | Algiers |
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3,574,000 |  Algeria |
Urban agglomeration[14] | |
| 21 | Rawalpindi[15] |
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3,510,000 | Pakistan |
Urban agglomeration | 1,556 |
| 22 | Hyderabad[16] |
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3,429,479 | Pakistan |
Urban agglomeration | 1,556 |
| 23 | Peshawar[17] |
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3,201,000 | Pakistan |
Urban agglomeration | 957 |
| 24 | Mashhad |
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3,131,586[18] | Iran |
City proper | 3,946 |
See also
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- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Islamic World
- Metropolitan areas
- Largest cities of the European Union
References and notes
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- ↑ The area figures are taken from individual national censuses according to the criteria and statistical concepts noted in the World Urbanization Prospects.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Data refer to the functional urban area, that is, contiguous areas which are consistently urban in character as indicated by levels of population density, economic functions and facilities.
- ↑ http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/pagelinks.php?p=6
- ↑ Data refer to Lagos State
- ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
- ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
- ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
- ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
- ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
- ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
- ↑ Ankara includes Altindag, Cankaya, Etimesgut, Golbasi, Keçioren, Mamak, Sincan and Yenimahalle
- ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
- ↑ Data refer to the Governorate of Grand Algiers.
- ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
- ↑ http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-13637-Sindh-population-surges-by-81.5-pc,-households-by-83.9-pc
- ↑ http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf
- ↑ http://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/2/pdf/jamiat_shahrestan_keshvar3.pdf
