List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea explained

Metropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas with a population of 1,000,000 or higher are sorted by population.

Metropolitan areaCountryPopulationAreaDate, Source
Alexandria Egypt6,100,000
Barcelona Spain5,474,482
Algiers Algeria4,510,0001190sp=usNaNsp=us
Rome Italy4,342,212
Tel Aviv Israel4,156,9001516sp=usNaNsp=us2021[1]
Athens Greece3,638,2812929sp=usNaNsp=us
Izmir Turkey3,209,1792259sp=usNaNsp=us
Tripoli Libya3,072,000
Naples Italy2,969,5711171sp=usNaNsp=us
Tunis Tunisia2,658,816
Antalya Turkey2,619,83220591sp=usNaNsp=us
Valencia Spain2,522,383
Gaza2,375,259365sp=usNaNsp=us
Beirut2,145,527
Marseille France1,879,6013971.8sp=usNaNsp=us
Oran Algeria1,570,000
Benghazi Libya1,500,000
Tangier Morocco1,349,000
Palermo Italy1,245,826
Bari Italy1,222,171
Catania Italy1,101,463
Mersin Turkey1,064,8501590sp=usNaNsp=us
Sfax Tunisia1,018,341

Cities

Cities are ordered by their position on the Mediterranean, from west to east. They can be reordered by name (alphabetically), country, subdivision of the Mediterranean, population size, or main language spoken in the city.

CityCountryOther namesSubdivision PopulationDate, SourceLanguage(s)Kotor
al-Jazīra121,414 2

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Spanish
Marbella SpainMarbal·la Alboran Sea140,4732012Spanish
Spain594,050 2024 Spanish
Villa, Lhusima, Alhucemas 102,942 2007 Berber, Arabic, French, Spanish
Ennaḍor, الناظور 160,000 Berber, Arabic, French, Spanish
Ṭanjah,طنجة 1,349,000 Arabic, Berber, French, Spanish
191,443 Spanish
SpainNone 216,655 2012 Spanish
Wehran None 759,645 1998[2] Arabic
SpainAlacant None 334,329 2011 Spanish, Catalan
SpainValència 809,267 Spanish, Catalan
Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Castelló 180,204 Spanish, Catalan
Mustaġānam, Mestghalim, مستغانمNone 145,696 Arabic
134,085 Catalan, Spanish
Spain1,660,435 2023Spanish, Catalan
Spain220,977 Catalan, Spanish
SpainPalma de Mallorca 401,270 Spanish, Catalan
AlgeriaDzayer,Lezzayer, الجزائر العاصمةNone 3,415,811 Arabic, Berber
Bgayet None 177,988 Berber, Arabic
Marselha, Marseilles 870,321 French, Occitan
Djidjel, جيجل None 148,000 Arabic
Tolon, Touloun 170,041 French, Occitan
سكيكدة None 152,355 Arabic
Niça, Nissa, Nizza, Nizza Marittima 343,895 French, Occitan, Ligurian, Italian
AlgeriaAnnābah, Bouna, عنابة None 257,359 Arabic
Genova, Zena, Genua 855,834 Italian, Ligurian
Casteddu 476,975Italian, Sardinian
Banzart, Benzert, Biserta114,371 Arabic, French
Tūnis, Tunes 651,183Arabic, French
Leghorn 161,162 Italian, Tuscan
Sūsa, Susa 173,047 Arabic, Berber
Ṣafāqis 265,131 Arabic
Tamurt n Wat Willul 180,310 Arabic, Berber
Venexia, Venezia, Vinegia270,660 Italian, Venetian
200,000 Arabic
Ṭarābulus 2,127,000 Arabic
Palermu 855,285 Italian, Sicilian
Zleetin 184,000Arabic
Piscàrë 119,554Italian
Trièst, Trst, Трст, Triest 205,535 Italian, Venetian, Slovene, German
Mosrata, Misratah, Misrata 281,000Arabic
Napule, Napoli 967,068 Italian, Neapolitan
Roma 2,866,793 Italian
Fiume 108,622 2021Croatian, Italian
Pola 52,220 2021Croatian, Italian
Zara 70,779 2021Croatian
Sebenico 42,599 2021Croatian
Spalato 160,577 2021 Croatian
Ragusa 41,562 2021 Croatian
131,950 Italian, Neapolitan
311,584 Italian, Sicilian
Sarausa, Siracusa 123,408 Italian, Sicilian
Missina 242,129 Italian, Sicilian
Rìggiu, Reggio di Calabria 560,000 Italian, Sicilian
Bare 750,450 Italian, Barese
250,000 Arabic
Banghāzī, BengasiGulf of Sirte631,000Arabic
Tarde 200,154 Italian, Sicilian
Durazzo, Dirahio 113,249 Albanian
VlorëValona, Vlora 130,827 Albanian
ShëngjinSan Giovanni Medua 10,500Albanian
SarandëSanti Quaranta, Sarandë 20,277 Albanian
HimarëChimara, Himara 10,000 Albanian
Ionian Sea213,984 Greek
144,449 Greek
354,290 2021[3] Greek
Derna LibyaDarnahLibyan Sea125,0002011Arabic
Piraeus GreecePeiraiasSaronic Gulf163,688Greek
108,310 Greek
Irákleio 173,993 Greek
Tobruk LibyaṬubruqLibyan Sea120,0002011Arabic
Ródos 115,490 Greek
Alexandria EgyptAl-Iskandariyyah, Eskendereyyah, Rakotə Levantine Sea5,484,0002022Arabic
Damietta EgyptDumyāṭ, Damiata, DomyatLevantine Sea337,3032012Arabic
Port Said EgyptBorsaʿīdLevantine Sea603,7872010Arabic
Arish EgyptEl ʿArīšLevantine Sea164,8302012Arabic
Gaza City State of PalestineGhazzahLevantine Sea515,5562012Arabic
Hebrew, English
Hebrew, English, Russian
Hebrew, English
Hebrew, English, Russian
Hebrew, Arabic, English
Hebrew, English
Hebrew, English
Hebrew, English
Hebrew, Arabic, English
Bayrūt 2,226,000 2015 Arabic. French, English
Tripoli LebanonṬrāblos, ṬarābulusLevantine Sea227,857Arabic. French, English
Tartus SyriaṬarṭūsLevantine Sea115,7692004Arabic
Latakia Syriaal-LāḏqīyahLevantine Sea383,7862004Arabic
Çanakkale TurkeyDardanellia, ΔαρδανέλλιαDardanelles143,6622021Turkish
Aliağa TurkeyAegean Sea103,3642021Turkish
Kuşadası TurkeyAegean Sea125,8122021Turkish
Bodrum TurkeyAegean Sea187,2842021Turkish
Fethiye TurkeyLevantine Sea170,3792021Turkish
Side TurkeyGulf of Antalya245,7402021Turkish
Alanya TurkeyCoracesium,Κορακήσιον,علائیهGulf of Antalya350,6362021Turkish
Erdemli TurkeyGulf of Mersin134,1142021Turkish
Myrsíni, Μυρσίνη 1,064,850 2021 Turkish
Alexandretta, Αλεξανδρέττα 350,456 2021 Turkish, Arabic
Samandağ TurkeyGulf of Antioch123,9992021[4] Turkish, Arabic
LimassolΛεμεσός, LemesósLevantine Sea101,0002011Greek

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/publications/doclib/2022/2.shnatonpopulation/st02_25.pdf
  2. Web site: The provinces of Algeria and all cities of over 25,000 inhabitants . Citypopulation.de . 2008-04-14.
  3. Web site: Population Stats.
  4. Web site: https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=tr . 2022-10-11 . biruni.tuik.gov.tr.

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