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This is a list of largest cities in the Arab world. The Arab world is here defined as the 22 member states of the Arab League. [1] Largest cities
Cairo, the capital of Egypt. As of 2006, the Arab world accounts for two-fifths of the gross domestic product and three-fifths of the trade of the wider Muslim world. [citation needed] The Arab states are mostly, although not exclusively, developing economies and derive their export revenues from oil and gas, or the sale of other raw materials.
Green dots represent capital cities, red dots represent normal cities This is a list of cities on the Arabian Peninsula by population , based primarily on national census estimates of the number of residents residing within the limits of a municipality (i.e. city proper ); if recent official data is unavailable, reputable non-governmental ...
Arab Capital of Culture. The Arab Capital of Culture ( Arabic: عاصمة الثقافة العربية, romanized : ʿāṣima ath-thaqāfa al-ʿarabiyya) is an initiative taken by the Arab League under the UNESCO [ 1] Cultural Capitals Program to promote and celebrate Arab culture and encourage cooperation in the Arab region.
The United Arab Emirates [c] (UAE), or simply the Emirates, [d] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a federal , elective monarchy composed of seven emirates , with Abu Dhabi as its capital. [ 16 ]
The capital and largest city is Riyadh; other major cities include Jeddah and the two holiest cities in Islam, Mecca and Medina. With a population of almost 32.2 million, Saudi Arabia is the fourth most populous country in the Arab world.
Kuwait City (Arabic: مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait.Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Arabian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economic center of the emirate, containing Kuwait's Seif Palace, government offices, and the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks.
The Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities (OICC Arabic: منظمة العواصم والمدن الإسلامية; French: Organisation des capitales et villes islamiques), formerly known as Organization of Islamic Capitals, is one of the affiliated organs and nonprofit organization of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation focused on preservation and promotion of cultural heritage of ...