List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea
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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) |
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Algeciras | Spain | al-Jazīra | Bay of Gibraltar | 116,917 | 2012 | Spanish |
Tangier | Morocco | Tanja,طنجة | Strait of Gibraltar | 793,776 | 2014 | Arabic, French, Berber, Spanish |
Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Cebelitarık | Bay of Gibraltar | 30,001 | 2012[1] | English, Llanito, Spanish |
Ceuta | Spain | Sebtah, سبتة | Strait of Gibraltar | 82,376 | 2011[2] | Spanish, Berber, Arabic, French |
Marbella | Spain | Alboran Sea | 140,473 | 2012 | Spanish | |
Málaga | Spain | Alboran Sea | 568,507 | 2010 | Spanish | |
Al Hoceima | Morocco | Villa, Lhusima | Alboran Sea | 102,942 | 2007 | Berber, Arabic, French, Spanish |
Melilla | Spain | Alboran Sea | 78,476 | 2011[3] | Spanish | |
Nador | Morocco | Ennaḍor, الناظور | Alboran Sea | 160,000 | Berber, Arabic, French, Spanish | |
Almería | Spain | Alboran Sea | 191,443 | Spanish | ||
Cartagena | Spain | None | 216,655 | 2012 | Spanish | |
Oran | Algeria | Wehran | None | 759,645 | 1998[4] | 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 | |
Calpe | Spain | Calp | Balearic Sea | 29,666 | Spanish, Catalan | |
Mostaganem | Algeria | Mustaġānam,Mestghalim, مستغانم | None | 145,696 | Arabic | |
Dénia | Spain | Denia | Balearic Sea | 44,455 | Spanish, Catalan | |
Sant Carles de la Ràpita | Spain | Balearic Sea | 15,583 | Catalan, Spanish | ||
Tarragona | Spain | Balearic Sea | 134,085 | Catalan, Spanish | ||
Sant Antoni de Portmany | Spain | San Antonio Abad, San Antonio | Balearic Sea | 22,446 | Catalan, Spanish | |
Ibiza | Spain | Eivissa | Balearic Sea | 49,768 | Spanish, Catalan | |
Sitges | Spain | Balearic Sea | 27,668 | Catalan, Spanish | ||
Barcelona | Spain | Balearic Sea | 5,474,482 | 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 | |
Alcúdia | Spain | Balearic Sea | 19,071 | Catalan, Spanish | ||
Cala Millor | Spain | Balearic Sea | 5,665 | Catalan, Spanish | ||
Agde | France | Gulf of Lion | 22,487 | French, Occitan | ||
Sète | France | Seta | Gulf of Lion | 42,786 | French, Occitan | |
Ciutadella | Spain | Ciutadella de Menorca, Ciudadela | Balearic Sea | 29,160 | Spanish, Catalan | |
Mahón | Spain | Mahon, Maó, Maó-Mahón | Balearic Sea | 29,125 | Spanish, Catalan | |
Béjaïa | Algeria | Bgayet | None | 177,988 | Berber, Arabic | |
Marseille | France | Marselha, Marseilles | Gulf of Lion | 1,760,653 | French, Occitan | |
Antibes | France | Antíbol | Ligurian Sea | 74,875 | French, Occitan | |
Martigues | France | Lo Martegue, Martigues | Gulf of Lion | 46,471 | French, Occitan | |
Menton | France | Menton | Ligurian Sea | 29,073 | 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 | |
Cannes | France | Canas | Ligurian Sea | 72,939 | French, Occitan | |
Nice | France | Niça, Nissa, Nizza, Nizza Marittima | Ligurian Sea | 343,895 | French, Occitan, Ligurian, Italian | |
Monaco | Monaco | Múnegu, Mónegue | Ligurian Sea | 36,371 | French, Ligurian, Italian, English, Occitan | |
Annaba | Algeria | Annābah,Bouna, عنابة | None | 257,359 | Arabic | |
Sanremo | Italy | San Remo, Sanrœmu | Ligurian Sea | 56,864 | Italian, Ligurian | |
Alghero | Italy | L'Alguer, S'Alighèra, La Liéra | Balearic Sea | 40,641 | Italian, Catalan, Sardinian, Corsican | |
Porto Torres | Italy | Posthudorra, Pòrtu Turre | Balearic Sea | 22,289 | Italian, Corsican, Sardinian | |
Sant'Antioco | Italy | Santu Antiogu | Balearic Sea | 11,730 | Italian, Sardinian, Ligurian | |
Ajaccio | France | Aiacciu | None | 65,542 | French, Corsican, Italian | |
Bastia | France | Bastìa | Ligurian Sea | 43,008 | French, Corsican, Italian | |
Tabarka | Tunisia | ṭbarqa | Strait of Sicily | 15,634 | Arabic | |
Genoa | Italy | Genova, Zena, Genua | Ligurian Sea | 855,834 | Italian, Ligurian | |
Pula | Italy | None | 6,937 | Italian, Sardinian | ||
Cagliari | Italy | Casteddu | Tyrrhenian Sea | 476,975 | Italian, Sardinian | |
Olbia | Italy | Terranòa, Tarranòa | Tyrrhenian Sea | 54,833 | Italian, Sardinian, Coriscan | |
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 | |
Nabeul | Tunisia | Nābil | Strait of Sicily | 56,387 | Arabic, Berber | |
Sfax | Tunisia | Ṣafāqis | Strait of Sicily | 265,131 | Arabic | |
Kelibia | Tunisia | Qilībiyah | Strait of Sicily | 43,209 | Arabic | |
Orbetello | Italy | Tyrrhenian Sea | 15,248 | Italian, Tuscan | ||
Zuwarah | Libya | Tamurt n Wat Willul | 180,310 | Arabic, Berber | ||
Venice | Italy | Venexia, Venezia, Vinegia | Adriatic Sea | 270,660 | Italian, Venetian | |
Marsala | Italy | Maissala | Tyrrhenian Sea | 82,765 | Italian, Sicilian | |
Trapani | Italy | Tràpani | Tyrrhenian Sea | 70,638 | Italian, Sicilian | |
Terrasini | Italy | 10,847 | Italian, Sicilian | |||
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 | |
Piran | Slovenia | Pirano | Adriatic Sea | 4,092 | Slovene, Italian | |
Izola | Slovenia | Isola | Adriatic Sea | 11,235 | Slovene, Italian | |
Koper | Slovenia | Capodistria | Adriatic Sea | 25,306 | Slovene, Italian | |
Misurata | Libya | Mosrata, Misratah, Misrata | 281,000 | Arabic | ||
Pula | Croatia | Pola, Pulj, Polei | Adriatic Sea | 57,191 | Croatian, Italian, German, Istro-Romanian | |
Naples | Italy | Napule, Napoli | Tyrrhenian Sea | 4,250,000 | Italian, Neapolitan | |
Rome | Italy | Roma | Tyrrhenian Sea | 2,866,793 | Italian | |
Rijeka | Croatia | Fiume, Pflaum | Adriatic Sea | 128,624 | Croatian, Venetian, Italian, German | |
Salerno | Italy | Tyrrhenian Sea | 131,950 | Italian, Neapolitan | ||
Sirte | Libya | Sirt | Gulf of Sirte | 79,631 | Arabic | |
Mazara del Vallo | Italy | Strait of Sicily | 51,455 | 2018 | Italian, Sicilian | |
Sciacca | Italy | Strait of Sicily | 40,380 | 2018 | Italian, Sicilian | |
Gela | Italy | Strait of Sicily | 74,387 | 2018 | Italian, Sicilian | |
Valletta | Malta | Malta Channel | 355,000 | 2014 | Maltese, English, Italian | |
Crotone | Italy | Ionian Sea | 64,603 | Italian, Sicilian | ||
Catania | Italy | Ionian Sea | 1,107,702 | Italian, Sicilian | ||
Syracuse | Italy | Sarausa, Siracusa | Ionian Sea | 123,408 | Italian, Sicilian | |
Zadar | Croatia | Zara | Adriatic Sea | 75,082 | Croatian | |
Messina | Italy | Missina | Messina Strait | 242,129 | Italian, Sicilian | |
Reggio Calabria | Italy | Rìggiu, Reggio di Calabria | Messina Strait | 560,000 | Italian, Sicilian | |
Vodice | Croatia | Adriatic Sea | 8,875 | 2011[5] | Croatian | |
Šibenik | Croatia | Sebenico, Sibenik, Shibeniku, Sibennig | Adriatic Sea | 46,332 | 2011[6] | Croatian |
Komiža | Croatia | Comisa | Adriatic Sea | 1,397 | 2011[7] | Croatian |
Vis | Croatia | Adriatic Sea | 1,920 | Croatian | ||
Split | Croatia | Spalato | Adriatic Sea | 178,102 | 2011[7] | Croatian, Italian |
Hvar | Croatia | Hvor, For, Lesina | Adriatic Sea | 4,138 | 2001 | Croatian, Italian |
Solin | Croatia | Adriatic Sea | 23,926 | 2011 | Croatian | |
Stari Grad | Croatia | Adriatic Sea | 2,817 | Croatian | ||
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 | |
Ajdabiya | Libya | 76,000 | Arabic | |||
Taranto | Italy | Tarde | Ionian Sea | 200,154 | Italian, Sicilian | |
Ploče | Croatia | Plocca | Adriatic Sea | 6,013 | Croatian | |
Dubrovnik | Croatia | Ragusa | Adriatic Sea | 42,615 | Croatian, Italian | |
Otranto | Italy | Strait of Otranto | 5,531 | Italian, Sicilian | ||
Kotor | Montenegro | Cattaro | Adriatic Sea | 5,341 | Montenegrin, Serbian | |
Budva | Montenegro | Budua | Adriatic Sea | 14,458 | Montenegrin, Serbian | |
Bar | Montenegro | Antivari, Antibari, Tivari | Adriatic Sea | 17,727 | 2011 | Montenegrin, Serbian, Albanian |
Ulcinj | Montenegro | Ulqin, Dulcigno | Adriatic Sea | 10,828 | Albanian, Serbian, Montenegrin | |
Velipojë | Albania | Velipoja | Adriatic Sea | 8,026 | Albanian | |
Durrës | Albania | Durazzo, Dirahio | Adriatic Sea | 113,249 | Albanian | |
Vlorë | Albania | Vlora, Vlonë, Valona, Avlona | Strait of Otranto | 79,948 | Albanian | |
Lezhë | Albania | Lezha, Alessio | Adriatic Sea | 15,644 | Albanian | |
Dhërmi | Albania | Ionian Sea | 1,800 | Albanian | ||
Himarë | Albania | Himara, Himera | Ionian Sea | 11,257 | Albanian, Greek | |
Sarandë | Albania | Saranda, Hagioi Sarada | Ionian Sea | 37,757 | Albanian | |
Patras | Greece | Ionian Sea | 213,984 | Greek | ||
Volos | Greece | Aegean Sea | 144,449 | Greek | ||
Thessaloniki | Greece | Aegean Sea | 788,952 | Greek | ||
Derna | Libya | Darnah | Libyan Sea | 125,000 | 2011 | Arabic |
Athens | Greece | Athina | Aegean Sea | 3,090,508 | 2011 | 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 | |
Mersa Matruh | Egypt | Matrouh | Libyan Sea | 68,339 | 2011 | Arabic |
Alexandria | Egypt | Al-Iskandariyyah, Eskendereyyah, Rakotə | Levantine Sea | 5,381,000 | 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 |
Ashdod | Israel | Levantine Sea | 220,714 | 2015 | Hebrew, Arabic, English | |
Tel Aviv | Israel | Levantine Sea | 4,228,184 | 2020[8] | Hebrew, Arabic, English | |
Haifa | Israel | Levantine Sea | 1,155,263 | 2020[9] | Hebrew, Arabic, English | |
Tyre | Lebanon | Ṣūr | Levantine Sea | 60,000 | Arabic. French, English | |
Sidon | Lebanon | Ṣaydā | Levantine Sea | 80,000 | Arabic. French, English | |
Beirut | Lebanon | Bayrūt | Levantine Sea | 2,226,000 | 2015 | Arabic. French, English |
Batroun | Lebanon | al-Batrun | Levantine Sea | 45,000 | Arabic. French, English | |
Tripoli | Lebanon | Ṭrāblos, Ṭarābulus | Levantine Sea | 227,857 | Arabic. French, English | |
Tartus | Syria | Levantine Sea | 115,769 | 2004 | Arabic | |
Latakia | Syria | Levantine Sea | 383,786 | 2004 | Arabic | |
Izmir | Turkey | İzmir, Smyrna, Σμύρνη | Aegean Sea | 4,367,251 | 2019 | Turkish |
Antalya | Turkey | Attáleia, Ἀττάλεια | Gulf of Antalya | 2,511,700 | 2019 | Turkish |
Mersin | Turkey | Myrsíni, Μυρσίνη | Levantine Sea | 1,840,425 | 2019 | Turkish |
Karataş | Turkey | Mègarsos, Μέγαρσος | Levantine Sea | 20,896 | 2019 | Turkish |
Yumurtalık | Turkey | Aegeae, Αἰγέαι | Levantine Sea | 17,929 | 2019 | Turkish |
Payas | Turkey | Paías, Παίας | Levantine Sea | 33,700 | 2019 | Turkish |
İskenderun | Turkey | Alexandretta, Αλεξανδρέττα | Levantine Sea | 318,780 | 2019 | Turkish |
Arsuz | Turkey | Rhosus, Ῥωσός | Levantine Sea | 90,456 | 2019 | Turkish |
Samandağ | Turkey | as-Sūwaydīyah, السويدية | Levantine Sea | 128,303 | 2019 | Turkish |
Kyrenia | Cyprus | Kyrenia | Levantine Sea | 20,851 | 2011 | Greek |
Famagusta | Cyprus | Αμμόχωστος, Ammóchostos | Levantine Sea | 40,920 | 2011 | Greek |
Dhekelia Cantonment | Dhekelia | Levantine Sea | N/A | English, Greek | ||
Larnaca | Cyprus | Λάρνακα, Lárnaka | Levantine Sea | 51,468 | 2011 | Greek |
Limassol | Cyprus | Λεμεσός, Lemesós | Levantine Sea | 101,000 | 2011 | Greek |
Episkopi | Akrotiri | Levantine Sea | 3,681 | 2011 | English, Greek | |
Paphos | Cyprus | Πάφος | Levantine Sea | 32,892 | 2011 | Greek |
Polis Chrysochous | Cyprus | Πόλη Χρυσοχούς, Poli | Levantine Sea | 3,690 | 2011 | Greek |
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