List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea


Cities are ordered by their position on the Mediterranean, from west to east. They can be reordered by name, country, subdivision of the Mediterranean, population size, or main language spoken in the city.
CityCountryOther namesSubdivisionPopulationDate, SourceLanguage
Algeciras SpainBay of Gibraltar116,9172012Spanish
Tangier MoroccoTanja,طنجةStrait of Gibraltar793,7762014Arabic, French, Berber
Gibraltar GibraltarCebelitarıkBay of Gibraltar30,0012012English, Llanito, Spanish
Ceuta SpainSebtah, سبتةStrait of Gibraltar82,3762011Spanish, Berber, Arabic, French
Marbella SpainAlboran Sea140,4732012Spanish
Málaga SpainAlboran Sea568,5072010Spanish
Al Hoceima MoroccoVilla, LhusimaAlboran Sea102,9422007Berber, Arabic, French
Melilla SpainAlboran Sea78,4762011Spanish
Nador MoroccoEnnaḍor, الناظورAlboran Sea160,000Berber, Arabic, French
Almería SpainAlboran Sea191,443Spanish
Cartagena SpainNone216,6552012Spanish
Oran AlgeriaWehranNone759,6451998Arabic
Alicante SpainAlacantNone334,3292011Spanish, Catalan
Valencia SpainValènciaBalearic Sea809,267Spanish, Catalan
Castellón de la Plana SpainCastelló de la Plana, Castellón, CastellóBalearic Sea180,204Spanish, Catalan
Calpe SpainCalpBalearic Sea29,666Spanish, Catalan
Mostaganem AlgeriaMustɣanemNone145,696Arabic
Dénia SpainDeniaBalearic Sea44,455Spanish, Catalan
Sant Carles de la Ràpita SpainBalearic Sea15,583Catalan, Spanish
Tarragona SpainBalearic Sea134,085Catalan, Spanish
Sant Antoni de Portmany SpainSan Antonio Abad, San AntonioBalearic Sea22,446Catalan, Spanish
Ibiza SpainEivissaBalearic Sea49,768Spanish, Catalan
Sitges SpainBalearic Sea27,668Catalan, Spanish
Barcelona SpainBalearic Sea1,620,943Catalan, Spanish
Badalona SpainBalearic Sea220,977Catalan, Spanish
Palma SpainPalma de MallorcaBalearic Sea401,270Spanish, Catalan
Algiers Algeriaal-Jazā’er, Dzayer, Alger None3,415,811Arabic, Berber
Alcúdia SpainBalearic Sea19,071Catalan, Spanish
Cala Millor SpainBalearic Sea5,665Catalan, Spanish
Agde FranceGulf of Lion22,487French, Occitan
Sète FranceSetaGulf of Lion42,786French, Occitan
Ciutadella SpainCiutadella de Menorca, CiudadelaBalearic Sea29,160Spanish, Catalan
Mahón SpainMahon, Maó, Maó-MahónBalearic Sea29,125Spanish, Catalan
Béjaïa AlgeriaBgayetNone177,988Berber, Arabic
Marseille FranceMarselha, MarseillesGulf of Lion850,726French, Occitan
Antibes FranceAntíbolLigurian Sea74,875French, Occitan
Martigues FranceLo Martegue, MartiguesGulf of Lion46,471French, Occitan
Menton FranceMentonLigurian Sea29,073French, Occitan
Jijel AlgeriaNone148,000Arabic
Toulon FranceTolon, ToulounGulf of Lion170,041French, Occitan
Skikda AlgeriaNone152,355Arabic
Cannes FranceCanasLigurian Sea72,939French, Occitan
Nice FranceNiça, Nissa, Nizza, Nizza MarittimaLigurian Sea343,895French, Occitan, Ligurian, Italian
Monaco MonacoMúnegu, MónegueLigurian Sea36,371French, Ligurian, Italian, English, Occitan
Annaba AlgeriaAnnābahNone257,359Arabic
Sanremo ItalySan Remo, SanrœmuLigurian Sea56,864Italian, Ligurian
Alghero ItalyL'Alguer, S'Alighèra, La LiéraBalearic Sea40,641Italian, Catalan, Sardinian, Corsican
Porto Torres ItalyPosthudorra, Pòrtu TurreBalearic Sea22,289Italian, Corsican, Sardinian
Sant'Antioco ItalySantu AntioguBalearic Sea11,730Italian, Sardinian, Ligurian
Ajaccio FranceAiacciuNone65,542French, Corsican, Italian
Bastia FranceBastìaLigurian Sea43,008French, Corsican, Italian
Tabarka TunisiaṭbarqaStrait of Sicily15,634Arabic
Genoa ItalyGenova, Zena, GenuaLigurian Sea604,848Italian, Ligurian
Pula ItalyNone6,937Italian, Sardinian
Cagliari ItalyCastedduTyrrhenian Sea149,576Italian, Sardinian
Olbia ItalyTerranòa, TarranòaTyrrhenian Sea54,833Italian, Sardinian, Coriscan
Bizerte TunisiaBanzart, Benzert, BisertaStrait of Sicily114,371Arabic, French
Tunis TunisiaTūnis, TunesStrait of Sicily651,183Arabic, French
Livorno ItalyLeghornLigurian Sea161,162Italian, Tuscan
Sousse TunisiaSūsa, SusaStrait of Sicily173,047Arabic, Berber
Nabeul TunisiaNābilStrait of Sicily56,387Arabic, Berber
Sfax TunisiaṢafāqisStrait of Sicily265,131Arabic
Kelibia TunisiaQilībiyahStrait of Sicily43,209Arabic
Orbetello ItalyTyrrhenian Sea15,248Italian, Tuscan
Zuwarah LibyaTamurt n Wat Willul180,310Arabic, Berber
Venice ItalyVenexia, Venezia, VinegiaAdriatic Sea270,660Italian, Venetian
Marsala ItalyMaissalaTyrrhenian Sea82,765Italian, Sicilian
Trapani ItalyTràpaniTyrrhenian Sea70,638Italian, Sicilian
Terrasini Italy10,847Italian, Sicilian
Zawiya Libya200,000Arabic
Tripoli LibyaṬarābulus2,127,000Arabic
Palermo ItalyPalermuTyrrhenian Sea654,858Italian, Sicilian
Zliten LibyaZleetin184,000Arabic
Trieste ItalyTrièst, Trst, Трст, TriestAdriatic Sea205,535Italian, Venetian, Slovene, German
Piran SloveniaPiranoAdriatic Sea4,092Slovene, Italian
Izola SloveniaIsolaAdriatic Sea11,235Slovene, Italian
Koper SloveniaCapodistriaAdriatic Sea25,306Slovene, Italian
Misurata LibyaMosrata281,000Arabic
Pula CroatiaPola, Pulj, PoleiAdriatic Sea57,191Croatian, Italian, German, Istro-Romanian
Naples ItalyNapule, NapoliTyrrhenian Sea959,574Italian, Neapolitan
Rome ItalyRomaTyrrhenian Sea2,866,793Italian
Rijeka CroatiaFiume, PflaumAdriatic Sea128,624Croatian, Venetian, Italian, German
Salerno ItalyTyrrhenian Sea131,950Italian, Neapolitan
Sirte LibyaSirtGulf of Sirte79,631Arabic
Mazara del Vallo ItalyStrait of Sicily51,4552018Italian, Sicilian
Sciacca ItalyStrait of Sicily40,3802018Italian, Sicilian
Gela ItalyStrait of Sicily74,3872018Italian, Sicilian
Valletta MaltaMalta Channel355,0002014Maltese, English, Italian
Catania ItalyIonian Sea291,274Italian, Sicilian
Syracuse ItalySarausa, SiracusaIonian Sea123,408Italian, Sicilian
Zadar CroatiaZaraAdriatic Sea75,082Croatian
Messina ItalyMissinaMessina Strait242,129Italian, Sicilian
Reggio Calabria ItalyRìggiu, Reggio di CalabriaMessina Strait180,587Italian, Sicilian
Vodice CroatiaAdriatic Sea8,8752011Croatian
Šibenik CroatiaSebenico, Sibenik, Shibeniku, SibennigAdriatic Sea46,3322011Croatian
Komiža CroatiaComisaAdriatic Sea1,3972011Croatian
Vis CroatiaAdriatic Sea1,920Croatian
Split CroatiaSpalatoAdriatic Sea178,1022011Croatian, Italian
Hvar CroatiaHvor, For, LesinaAdriatic Sea4,1382001Croatian, Italian
Solin CroatiaAdriatic Sea23,9262011Croatian
Stari Grad CroatiaAdriatic Sea2,817Croatian
Bari ItalyBareAdriatic Sea320,475Italian, Barese
Al Bayda Libya250,000Arabic
Benghazi LibyaBanghāzī, BengasiGulf of Sirte631,000Arabic
Ajdabiya Libya76,000Arabic
Taranto ItalyTardeIonian Sea200,154Italian, Sicilian
Ploče CroatiaPloccaAdriatic Sea6,013Croatian
Dubrovnik CroatiaRagusaAdriatic Sea42,615Croatian, Italian
Otranto ItalyStrait of Otranto5,531Italian, Sicilian
Kotor MontenegroCattaroAdriatic Sea5,341Montenegrin, Serbian
Budva MontenegroBuduaAdriatic Sea14,458Montenegrin, Serbian
Bar MontenegroAntivari, Antibari, TivariAdriatic Sea17,7272011Montenegrin, Serbian, Albanian
Ulcinj MontenegroUlqin, DulcignoAdriatic Sea10,828Albanian, Serbian, Montenegrin
Velipojë AlbaniaVelipojaAdriatic Sea8,026Albanian
Durrës AlbaniaDurazzo, DirahioAdriatic Sea113,249Albanian
Vlorë AlbaniaVlora, Vlonë, Valona, AvlonaStrait of Otranto79,948Albanian
Lezhë AlbaniaLezha, AlessioAdriatic Sea15,644Albanian
Dhërmi AlbaniaIonian Sea1,800Albanian
Himarë AlbaniaHimara, HimeraIonian Sea11,257Albanian, Greek
Sarandë AlbaniaSaranda, Hagioi Sarada Ionian Sea37,757Albanian
Patras GreeceIonian Sea213,984Greek
Volos GreeceAegean Sea144,449Greek
Thessaloniki GreeceSelanikAegean Sea788,952Greek
Derna LibyaDarnahLibyan Sea125,0002011Arabic
Athens GreeceAthinaAegean Sea3,090,5082011Greek
Chania GreeceHanyaSea of Crete108,310Greek
Heraklion GreeceIrákleio, KandiyeSea of Crete173,993Greek
Tobruk LibyaṬubruqLibyan Sea120,0002011Arabic
Rhodes GreeceRódosAegean Sea115,490Greek
Mersa Matruh EgyptMatrouhLibyan Sea68,3392011Arabic
Alexandria EgyptAl-Iskandariyyah, Eskendereyyah, Rakotə Levantine Sea4,546,231Arabic
Damietta EgyptDumyāṭ, Damiata, DomyatLevantine Sea337,3032012Arabic
Port Said EgyptBorsaʿīdLevantine Sea603,7872010Arabic
Arish EgyptEl ʿArīšLevantine Sea164,8302012Arabic
Gaza City State of PalestineGhazzahLevantine Sea515,5562012Arabic
Ashdod IsraelLevantine Sea220,7142015Hebrew, Arabic, English
Tel Aviv IsraelLevantine Sea4,172,4802020Hebrew, Arabic
Haifa IsraelLevantine Sea278,903Hebrew, Arabic, English
Tyre LebanonṢūrLevantine Sea60,000Arabic. French, English
Sidon LebanonṢaydāLevantine Sea80,000Arabic. French, English
Beirut LebanonBayrūtLevantine Sea2,226,0002015Arabic. French, English
Batroun Lebanonal-BatrunLevantine Sea45,000Arabic. French, English
Tripoli LebanonṬrāblos, ṬarābulusLevantine Sea227,857Arabic. French, English
Tartus SyriaLevantine Sea115,7692004Arabic
Latakia SyriaLevantine Sea383,7862004Arabic
Mersin TurkeyLevantine Sea1,773,8522016Turkish
Antalya TurkeyGulf of Antalya1,203,9942014Turkish
Izmir Turkeyİzmir,SmyrnaAegean Sea2,847,6912014Turkish
Kyrenia TRNCGirneLevantine Sea20,8512011Turkish
Famagusta TRNCGazimağusaLevantine Sea40,9202011Turkish
Dhekelia Cantonment DhekeliaLevantine SeaN/AEnglish', Greek, Turkish
Larnaca CyprusİskeleLevantine Sea51,4682011Greek
Limassol CyprusLeymosunLevantine Sea101,0002011Greek
Episkopi AkrotiriLevantine Sea3,6812011English', Greek, Turkish
Paphos CyprusBafLevantine Sea32,8922011Greek
Polis Chrysochous CyprusPoliLevantine Sea3,6902011Greek