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List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea

Metropolitan areas

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

Metro­politan area Country Population Area Date, Source
Alexandria   Egypt 6,100,000
Barcelona   Spain 5,474,482
Algiers   Algeria 4,510,000 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi)
Rome   Italy 4,342,212
Tel Aviv   Israel 4,156,900 1,516 km2 (585 sq mi) 2021[1]
Athens   Greece 3,638,281 2,929 km2 (1,131 sq mi)
İzmir   Turkey 3,209,179 2,259 km2 (872 sq mi)
Tripoli   Libya 3,072,000
Naples   Italy 2,969,571 1,171 km2 (452 sq mi)
Tunis   Tunisia 2,658,816
Antalya   Turkey 2,619,832 20,591 km2 (7,950 sq mi)
Valencia   Spain 2,522,383
Gaza   Palestine 2,375,259 365 km2 (141 sq mi)
Beirut   Lebanon 2,145,527
Marseille   France 1,879,601 3,971.8 km2 (1,533.5 sq mi)
Oran   Algeria 1,570,000
Benghazi   Libya 1,500,000
Tangier   Morocco 1,349,000
Palermo   Italy 1,245,826
Bari   Italy 1,222,171
Catania   Italy 1,101,463
Mersin   Turkey 1,064,850 1,590 km2 (610 sq mi)
Sfax   Tunisia 1,018,341

Cities

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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.

City Country Other names Subdivision Population Date, Source Language(s)
Algeciras   Spain al-Jazīra Bay of Gibraltar 121,414 2018 Spanish
Marbella   Spain Alboran Sea 140,473 2012 Spanish
Málaga   Spain Alboran Sea 594,050 2024 Spanish
Al Hoceima   Morocco Villa, Lhusima, Alhucemas Alboran Sea 102,942 2007 Berber, Arabic, French, Spanish
Nador   Morocco Ennaḍor, الناظور Alboran Sea 160,000 Berber, Arabic, French, Spanish
Tangier   Morocco Ṭanjah,طنجة Strait of Gibraltar 1,349,000 Arabic, Berber, French, Spanish
Almería   Spain Alboran Sea 191,443 Spanish
Cartagena   Spain None 216,655 2012 Spanish
Oran   Algeria Wehran None 759,645 1998[2] Arabic
Alicante   Spain Alacant None 334,329 2011 Spanish, Catalan
Valencia   Spain València Balearic Sea 809,267 Spanish, Catalan
Castellón de la Plana   Spain Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Castelló Balearic Sea 180,204 Spanish, Catalan
Mostaganem   Algeria Mustaġānam, Mestghalim, مستغانم None 145,696 Arabic
Tarragona   Spain Balearic Sea 134,085 Catalan, Spanish
Barcelona   Spain Balearic Sea 1,660,435 2023 Spanish, Catalan
Badalona   Spain Balearic Sea 220,977 Catalan, Spanish
Palma   Spain Palma de Mallorca Balearic Sea 401,270 Spanish, Catalan
Algiers   Algeria Dzayer,Lezzayer, الجزائر العاصمة None 3,415,811 Arabic, Berber
Béjaïa   Algeria Bgayet None 177,988 Berber, Arabic
Marseille   France Marselha, Marseilles Gulf of Lion 870,321 French, Occitan
Jijel   Algeria Djidjel, جيجل None 148,000 Arabic
Toulon   France Tolon, Touloun Gulf of Lion 170,041 French, Occitan
Skikda   Algeria سكيكدة None 152,355 Arabic
Nice   France Niça, Nissa, Nizza, Nizza Marittima Ligurian Sea 343,895 French, Occitan, Ligurian, Italian
Annaba   Algeria Annābah, Bouna, عنابة None 257,359 Arabic
Genoa   Italy Genova, Zena, Genua Ligurian Sea 855,834 Italian, Ligurian
Cagliari   Italy Casteddu Tyrrhenian Sea 476,975 Italian, Sardinian
Bizerte   Tunisia Banzart, Benzert, Biserta Strait of Sicily 114,371 Arabic, French
Tunis   Tunisia Tūnis, Tunes Strait of Sicily 651,183 Arabic, French
Livorno   Italy Leghorn Ligurian Sea 161,162 Italian, Tuscan
Sousse   Tunisia Sūsa, Susa Strait of Sicily 173,047 Arabic, Berber
Sfax   Tunisia Ṣafāqis Strait of Sicily 265,131 Arabic
Zuwarah   Libya Tamurt n Wat Willul 180,310 Arabic, Berber
Venice   Italy Venexia, Venezia, Vinegia Adriatic Sea 270,660 Italian, Venetian
Zawiya   Libya 200,000 Arabic
Tripoli   Libya Ṭarābulus 2,127,000 Arabic
Palermo   Italy Palermu Tyrrhenian Sea 855,285 Italian, Sicilian
Zliten   Libya Zleetin 184,000 Arabic
Pescara   Italy Piscàrë Adriatic Sea 119,554 Italian
Trieste   Italy Trièst, Trst, Трст, Triest Adriatic Sea 205,535 Italian, Venetian, Slovene, German
Misurata   Libya Mosrata, Misratah, Misrata 281,000 Arabic
Naples   Italy Napule, Napoli Tyrrhenian Sea 967,068 Italian, Neapolitan
Rome   Italy Roma Tyrrhenian Sea 2,866,793 Italian
Rijeka   Croatia Fiume Adriatic Sea 108,622 2021 Croatian, Italian
Pula   Croatia Pola Adriatic Sea 52,220 2021 Croatian, Italian
Zadar   Croatia Zara Adriatic Sea 70,779 2021 Croatian
Šibenik   Croatia Sebenico Adriatic Sea 42,599 2021 Croatian
Split   Croatia Spalato Adriatic Sea 160,577 2021 Croatian
Dubrovnik   Croatia Ragusa Adriatic Sea 41,562 2021 Croatian
Salerno   Italy Tyrrhenian Sea 131,950 Italian, Neapolitan
Catania   Italy Ionian Sea 311,584 Italian, Sicilian
Syracuse   Italy Sarausa, Siracusa Ionian Sea 123,408 Italian, Sicilian
Messina   Italy Missina Messina Strait 242,129 Italian, Sicilian
Reggio Calabria   Italy Rìggiu, Reggio di Calabria Messina Strait 560,000 Italian, Sicilian
Bari   Italy Bare Adriatic Sea 750,450 Italian, Barese
Al Bayda   Libya 250,000 Arabic
Benghazi   Libya Banghāzī, Bengasi Gulf of Sirte 631,000 Arabic
Taranto   Italy Tarde Ionian Sea 200,154 Italian, Sicilian
Kotor   Montenegro
Durrës   Albania Durazzo, Dirahio Adriatic Sea 113,249 Albanian
Vlorë   Albania Valona, Vlora Ionian Sea 130,827 Albanian
Shëngjin   Albania San Giovanni Medua Adriatic Sea 10,500 Albanian
Sarandë   Albania Santi Quaranta, Sarandë Ionian Sea 20,277 Albanian
Himarë   Albania Chimara, Himara Ionian Sea 10,000 Albanian
Patras   Greece Ionian Sea 213,984 Greek
Volos   Greece Aegean Sea 144,449 Greek
Thessaloniki   Greece Aegean Sea 354,290 2021[3] Greek
Derna   Libya Darnah Libyan Sea 125,000 2011 Arabic
Piraeus   Greece Peiraias Saronic Gulf 163,688 Greek
Chania   Greece Sea of Crete 108,310 Greek
Heraklion   Greece Irákleio Sea of Crete 173,993 Greek
Tobruk   Libya Ṭubruq Libyan Sea 120,000 2011 Arabic
Rhodes   Greece Ródos Aegean Sea 115,490 Greek
Alexandria   Egypt Al-Iskandariyyah, Eskendereyyah, Rakotə Levantine Sea 5,484,000 2022 Arabic
Damietta   Egypt Dumyāṭ, Damiata, Domyat Levantine Sea 337,303 2012 Arabic
Port Said   Egypt Borsaʿīd Levantine Sea 603,787 2010 Arabic
Arish   Egypt El ʿArīš Levantine Sea 164,830 2012 Arabic
Gaza City   State of Palestine Ghazzah Levantine Sea 515,556 2012 Arabic
Ashkelon   Israel Levantine Sea 153,138 2022[4] Hebrew, English
Ashdod   Israel Levantine Sea 226,827 2022[4] Hebrew, English, Russian
Rishon LeZion   Israel Levantine Sea 260,453 2022[4] Hebrew, English
Bat Yam   Israel Levantine Sea 128,465 2022[4] Hebrew, English, Russian
Tel Aviv   Israel Levantine Sea 474,530 2022[4] Hebrew, Arabic, English
Herzliya   Israel Levantine Sea 106,741 2022[4] Hebrew, English
Netanya   Israel Levantine Sea 233,104 2022[4] Hebrew, English
Hadera   Israel Levantine Sea 103,041 2022[4] Hebrew, English
Haifa   Israel Levantine Sea 290,306 2022[4] Hebrew, Arabic, English
Beirut   Lebanon Bayrūt Levantine Sea 2,226,000 2015 Arabic. French, English
Tripoli   Lebanon Ṭrāblos, Ṭarābulus Levantine Sea 227,857 Arabic. French, English
Tartus   Syria Ṭarṭūs Levantine Sea 115,769 2004 Arabic
Latakia   Syria al-Lāḏqīyah Levantine Sea 383,786 2004 Arabic
Çanakkale   Turkey Dardanellia, Δαρδανέλλια Dardanelles 143,662 2021[5] Turkish
Aliağa   Turkey Aegean Sea 103,364 2021[5] Turkish
Kuşadası   Turkey Aegean Sea 125,812 2021[5] Turkish
Bodrum   Turkey Aegean Sea 187,284 2021[5] Turkish
Fethiye   Turkey Levantine Sea 170,379 2021[5] Turkish
Side   Turkey Gulf of Antalya 245,740 2021[5] Turkish
Alanya   Turkey Coracesium,Κορακήσιον,علائیه Gulf of Antalya 350,636 2021[5] Turkish
Erdemli   Turkey Gulf of Mersin 134,114 2021[5] Turkish
Mersin   Turkey Myrsíni, Μυρσίνη Gulf of Mersin 1,064,850 2021[5] Turkish
İskenderun   Turkey Alexandretta, Αλεξανδρέττα Gulf of Alexandretta 350,456 2021[5] Turkish, Arabic
Samandağ   Turkey Gulf of Antioch 123,999 2021[5] Turkish, Arabic
Limassol   Cyprus Λεμεσός, Lemesós Levantine Sea 101,000 2011 Greek

References

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  1. ^ https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/publications/doclib/2022/2.shnatonpopulation/st02_25.pdf
  2. ^ "The provinces of Algeria and all cities of over 25,000 inhabitants". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  3. ^ "Population Stats".
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k biruni.tuik.gov.tr https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=tr. Retrieved 2022-10-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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