List of largest cities in the Levant region by population
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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 Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and the Hatay Province of Turkey.
| Rank | City | Country | Metropolitan area | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amman |  Jordan |
6,150,000[1] | 4,642,000[2] |
| 2 | Damascus |  Syria |
3,975,000[1] | 2,503,000[3] |
| 3 | Tel Aviv |  Israel |
3,000,000[1] | 1,388,400[4] |
| 4 | Gaza City |  Palestine |
2,275,000[1] | 220,000[5] |
| 5 | Aleppo | Syria |
1,980,000 (2025)[1] | 2,098,210 (2021)[6] |
| 6 | Beirut |  Lebanon |
1,930,000[1] | 433,249[7][8] |
| 7 | Homs | Syria |
1,564,000[9] | 775,404[10] |
| 8 | Hama | Syria |
1,079,000[11] | 996,000[12] |
| 9 | Jerusalem | Israel / Palestine |
1,080,000[1] | 1,028,366[4] |
| 10 | Irbid | Jordan |
1,070,000[1] | 569,068[2] |
| 11 | Haifa | Israel |
1,050,000[13] | 298,312[4] |
| 12 | Zarqa | Jordan |
735,744[14][15] | 635,160 |
| 13 | Russeifa | Jordan |
500,000[16] | 280,000[17] |
