ngakakakakaka: Cities in the Middle East

Jeddah, Jiddah, is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western

Saudi Arabia

. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in

Saudi Arabia

after the capital city, Riyadh. The population of the city currently stands at 3.2 million. It is an important commercial hub in

Saudi Arabia

Rosewood Corniche, Jeddah

Rosewood Corniche

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Saudi Arabia - jeddah

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Saudi Arabia - jeddah

Shallal Boats, Jeddah

Tahlia Street, Jeddah Saudi Arabia

City-of-Jeddah

Breakwater Beacon Thuwal Point, Jeddah

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My World The Fist, Jeddah

Jeddah

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Jeddah A Night Sky View

Jeddah, KSA

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Abu Dhabi, literally Father of gazelle, is the capital and the largest city in the

United Arab Emirates

. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast. The city proper had an estimated population of 896,751 in 2009.

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

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Abu Dhabio Cournich

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Abu Dhabi Town

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Abu Dhabi Town

Abu Dhabi Skyline

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Abu Dhabi Town

Abu Dhabi Water Breack

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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi

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Le-Meridian, Abu Dhabi

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Capital Gate-Abu Dhabi

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Night View of Emirates Palace Abu-Dhab

Emirates Palace-Hotel Sea View-Abu Dhab

Emirates Palace Hotel-Abu-Dhabi

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A Beutifull Night View

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Amman, is the capital and largest city of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost 6.5 million by 2025 due to constant and rapid immigration. Amman is also the administrative seat of the homonymous governorate. Amman is also ranked a Gamma global city on the World city index.

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Roman theatre

Roman theatre seen from Qala hill - Jabal al-Qal'a

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Temple of Hercules, Roman Corinthian columns at Citadel Hill.

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The-beach Amman

Amman City

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Amman City

Amman City, Jordan

Beach

Amman the City

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Hidden city Amman Jordan

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Le Royal Hotel - Amman, Jordan

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Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million (as of 2007). Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of

Lebanon

's coastline with the Mediterranean, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan area, which consists of the city and its suburbs. The first mention of this metropolis is found in the ancient Egyptian Tell el Amarna letters, dating to the 15th century BC. The city has been continuously inhabited since.

Beirut-Lebanon

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Lebanon's most treasured Roman Temple complex at Baalbek

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lebanon-shore-from-balloon

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Beirut, Sea Rock

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Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut-city

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Ancient-ruins, Beirut

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Beirut-Lebanon

Beirut Lebanon

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Bodrum is a port city in Mugla Province, in the southwestern Aegean Region of Turkey. It is located on the southern coast of Bodrum Peninsula, at a point that checks the entry into the Gulf of Gökova. The site was called Halicarnassus of Caria in ancient times and was famous for housing the Mausoleum of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Bodrum Castle, built by the Crusaders in the 15th century, overlooks the harbor and the marina. The castle grounds include a Museum of Underwater Archeology and hosts several cultural festivals throughout the year.

The city had a population of 118,237 in 2009.

panorama-view-on-gumusluk-bodrum Turkey

restaurant-at-sea-shore-gumusluk-bodrum-turkey

Turkey Bodrum

Turkey.Bodrum

bodrum Turkey

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fish-restaurants-at-the-shore-of-gumusluk-bodrum-turkey

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Doha (literally: "the big tree") is the capital city of the state of

Qatar

. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of

Qatar

. Doha is

Qatar

's largest city, with over 80% of the nation's population residing in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, and is also the economic centre of the country.

Doha Qatar

Doha Qatar

Doha Qatar

Doha Qatar Skyline

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Sword Arch, Grand Hamad Street, Doha, Qatar

Sword Arch, Grand Hamad Street, Doha, Qatar

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Doha, Qatar

Doha, Qatar

Doha, Qatar

Doha, Qatar

Doha City State of Qatar
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Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country's legislature. Dubai City is located on the emirate's northern coastline.

The earliest recorded mention of Dubai is in 1095, and the earliest settlement known as Dubai town dates from 1799. Dubai was formally established in 1833 by Sheikh Maktoum bin Buti al Maktoum when he persuaded 800 members of the Bani Yas tribe, living in what is now part of Saudi Arabia, to follow him to the Dubai Creek by the Al Abu Falasa clan of Bani Yas, and it remained under clan control when the United Kingdom assumed the protection of Dubai in 1892. Its geographical location made it an important trading hub and by the beginning of the 20th century, it was an important port.

Sheikh Zayed Road Skyview
Sheikh Zayed Road Skyview

Sheikh-Zayed-Road-Dubai-UAE

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Burj AlArab Dubai-UAE

Burj AlArab Dubai-UAE

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World Islands in Dubai, UAE

World Islands in Dubai, UAE

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Burj Al Khalifa, Dubai, UAE

Burj Al Khalifa, Dubai, UAE

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Atlantis Dubai UAE

Atlantis Dubai UAE

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Night View of Sheikh Zayed Road - Dubai

Night View of Sheikh Zayed Road - Dubai

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palm-jumeirah-island-dubai-uae

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Sheikh Zayed Road - Dubai (1990)

Sheikh Zayed Road - Dubai (1990)

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Sheikh Zayed Road - Dubai (2009)

Sheikh Zayed Road - Dubai (2009)
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Burj Khalifa, Dubai UAE

Burj Khalifa, Dubai UAE

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Dubai

Dubai

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Dubai Beach

Dubai Beach

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Atlantis & Burj-Al-Arab-Dubai-UAE

Atlantis & Burj-Al-Arab-Dubai-UAE
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Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul), historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople[3] (see names of Istanbul for further information), is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province (municipality) had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe (if its Asian half is counted) after London and Moscow. The city in its administrative limits had 8.8 million residents counted in the latest Turkish census from 2000. Istanbul is a megacity, as well as the cultural, economic, and financial centre of Turkey. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbour known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) sides of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two continents. Istanbul is a designated alpha world city.

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

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blue-mosque

blue-mosque

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Bosphorus view

Bosphorus view

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Dolmache Palace view

Dolmache Palace view

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Hagia Sofia Basilica

Hagia Sofia Basilica

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Istanbul

Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey
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Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.

Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population.

Marriott Hotel, Manama
Marriott Hotel, Manama
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Night in Manama

Night in Manama
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Skyview of Manama

Skyview of Manama
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World Trade Center

World Trade Center
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City-of-Manama

City-of-Manama

Bahrain-ManamaCity
Bahrain-ManamaCity
Bahrain-Manama City
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Marmaris is a port city and a tourist resort on the Mediterranean coast, located in southwest Turkey, in Muğla Province.
Marmaris' main source of income is tourism. Little is left of the sleepy fishing village that Marmaris was just a few decades ago after a construction boom in the 1980s. Marmaris still retains its charm due to its exceptional location between two intersecting set of mountains by the sea. The town's population is 28,660 (2000) and is estimated to make a peak of 300,000 - 400,000 people during the tourism season. Marmaris' nightlife rivals anything on the Turkish coast.

Marmaris, Turkey

Marmaris, Turkey
Marmaris-sea-nature
marmaris-turkey-icmeler
marmaris-turkey
Marmaris Turkey

Marmaris Turkey

Marmaris Turkey

Marmaris Turkey

Marmaris Turkey

Marmaris Turkey
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Petra, meaning rock; is a historical and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduits system. Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited tourist attraction. It lies on the slope of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

Petra Tomb of the obelisks large, Jordan

Petra Tomb of the obelisks large, Jordan
petra-jordan
Petra Jordan

Petra Jordan
Petra Jordan

Petra Jordan

Petra Jordan

Petra Jordan

Petra Jordan
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Riyadh, English: (The Gardens) is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a region with a population of close to 7 million people. The city is divided into 15 municipal districts, managed by Riyadh Municipality headed by the mayor of Riyadh, and the Riyadh Development Authority, chaired by the Governor of Riyadh Province, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz. The current mayor of Riyadh is Abdul Aziz ibn Ayyaf Al Migrin, appointed in 1998.

Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Diabetes Center Riyadh Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Kingdom Tower at night
Riyadh Skyline View
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2009
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Wadi Leban Hanging Bridge

Wadi Leban Hanging Bridge
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King Hotel

King Hotel
King Hotel. Riyadh
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Al Faisaliah Complex Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al Faisaliah Complex Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Alanoud tower Riyadh
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Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.

Shah of Iran, Mohamed Reza, Son Prince Reza & wife Farah 1967
Shah of Iran, Mohamed Reza, Son Prince Reza & wife Farah 1967
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Skyline-Tehran, Iran

Skyline-

Tehran, Iran

Tehran, Iran

Tehran, Iran

Tehran, Iran
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Azadi Monument (built 1971)

Azadi Monument (built 1971)
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Imam Khomeni

Imam Khomeni
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Azadi Monument

Azadi Monument

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