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300 Famous Cities in Africa on a Map

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Country or Terrority
Mention Rate
Population
Answers
Spain
16.49%
78674
Ceuta
Spain
12.52%
73460
Melilla
Spain
9.41%
381847
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Spain
9.17%
222417
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Portugal
4.79%
100847
Funchal
Algeria
58.5%
2364230
Algiers
Algeria
19.7%
803329
Oran
Algeria
11.32%
448028
Constantine
Algeria
3.83%
173531
Tlemcen
Algeria
3.43%
342703
Annaba
Algeria
2.72%
252127
Setif
Algeria
2.6%
81752
Tamanrasset
Algeria
2.51%
45610
Tindouf
Algeria
2.18%
289504
Batna
Algeria
1.74%
204661
Biskra
Algeria
1.52%
176139
Bejaia
Algeria
1.36%
165241
Bechar
Algeria
1.3%
169928
Ouargla
Algeria
1.26%
265833
Djelfa
Angola
41.81%
6759313
Luanda
Angola
7.5%
550000
Cabinda
Angola
3.71%
555124
Benguela
Angola
3.53%
595304
Huambo
Angola
2.72%
600751
Lubango
Angola
1.91%
357950
Lobito
Angola
1.3%
455000
Malanje
Benin
23.75%
264320
Porto-Novo
Benin
8.4%
679012
Cotonou
Benin
1.43%
255478
Parakou
Botswana
26.3%
231592
Gaborone
Botswana
3.44%
98961
Francistown
Burkina Faso
27.68%
1475223
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
3.17%
489967
Bobo-Dioulasso
Burundi
15.53%
497166
Bujumbura
Burundi
15.2%
41944
Gitega
Cameroon
28.62%
1817524
Yaounde
Cameroon
15.02%
1906962
Douala
Cameroon
1.71%
235996
Garoua
Cameroon
1.3%
201371
Maroua
Cameroon
1.24%
269530
Bamenda
Cameroon
1.24%
239287
Bafoussam
Cape Verde
19.36%
127832
Praia
Central African Republic
25.61%
734350
Bangui
Central African Republic
1.17%
124176
Bimbo
Chad
29.66%
951418
N'Djamena
Chad
1.35%
97224
Sarh
Chad
1.31%
49461
Pala
Chad
1.14%
137251
Moundou
Chad
1.06%
97963
Abeche
Comoros
16.96%
74749
Moroni
Democratic Republic of the Congo
51.05%
7273947
Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
15.26%
249862
Goma
Democratic Republic of the Congo
10.37%
1283380
Lubumbashi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
6.23%
1213726
Mbuji-Mayi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
5.28%
682599
Kisangani
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3.94%
720362
Kananga
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2.74%
171552
Boma
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2.44%
471789
Bukavu
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.71%
294210
Kikwit
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.68%
367219
Likasi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.67%
245862
Matadi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.56%
456446
Kolwezi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.35%
262814
Mbandaka
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.19%
366503
Tshikapa
Djibouti
37.24%
475322
Djibouti
Egypt
75.62%
9293612
Cairo
Egypt
55.69%
5107530
Alexandria
Egypt
28.31%
4212750
Giza
Egypt
22.1%
740874
Suez
Egypt
18.21%
250704
Luxor
Egypt
15.1%
760152
Port Said
Egypt
13.4%
337472
Aswan
Egypt
7.33%
302926
New Cairo
Egypt
5.31%
38478
Sharm El Sheikh
Egypt
4.52%
355616
6th of October
Egypt
4.09%
195675
Hurghada
Egypt
3.71%
480516
Asyut
Egypt
3.02%
528672
Tanta
Egypt
2.91%
289833
Damietta
Egypt
2.88%
1187747
Shubra El Kheima
Egypt
2.68%
570271
Mansoura
Egypt
2.23%
21711
Siwa
Egypt
1.98%
397446
Ismailia
Egypt
1.87%
246395
Beni Suef
Egypt
1.83%
248174
Sohag
Egypt
1.81%
241422
Qena
Egypt
1.79%
489377
Faiyum
Egypt
1.73%
226953
10th of Ramadan
Egypt
1.65%
153062
Mersa Matruh
Egypt
1.46%
110048
Rosetta
Egypt
1.45%
254523
Minya
Equatorial Guinea
19.72%
132440
Malabo
Equatorial Guinea
4.77%
132235
Bata
Eritrea
25.01%
380568
Asmara
Eritrea
1.7%
55586
Keren
Eritrea
0.41%
27179
Massawa
Eswatini
20.56%
57992
Mbabane
Ethiopia
51.98%
3273000
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
7.92%
324000
Adama
Ethiopia
4.22%
323900
Gonder
Ethiopia
3.63%
277000
Dire Dawa
Ethiopia
2.68%
323700
Mekelle
Ethiopia
2.39%
66800
Aksum
Ethiopia
2.15%
129000
Harar
Ethiopia
1.84%
243300
Bahir Dar
Ethiopia
1.09%
300100
Hawassa
Réunion
10.43%
147931
Saint-Denis
Mayotte
2.99%
6131
Mamoudzou
Gabon
31.1%
703940
Libreville
Gabon
2.8%
136462
Port-Gentil
Gabon
1.94%
110568
Franceville
Ghana
37.82%
2070463
Accra
Ghana
13.33%
2035064
Kumasi
Ghana
3.55%
371351
Tamale
Ghana
1.68%
169894
Cape Coast
Ghana
1.13%
311206
Sekondi-Takoradi
Guinea
26.61%
1660973
Conakry
Guinea
1.75%
190722
Kankan
Guinea
1.26%
195027
Nzerekore
Guinea-Bissau
27.72%
387909
Bissau
Ivory Coast
26.34%
4395243
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
21.1%
212670
Yamoussoukro
Ivory Coast
3.93%
164944
San-Pedro
Ivory Coast
2.33%
536719
Bouake
Ivory Coast
1.36%
243048
Korhogo
Ivory Coast
1.08%
245360
Daloa
Kenya
53.64%
4397073
Nairobi
Kenya
25.04%
1208333
Mombasa
Kenya
3.27%
397957
Kisumu
Kenya
2.72%
570674
Nakuru
Kenya
1.86%
475716
Eldoret
Kenya
1.84%
119859
Malindi
Lesotho
20.5%
330760
Maseru
Liberia
32.52%
1021762
Monrovia
Libya
51.88%
591062
Tripoli
Libya
24.66%
446250
Benghazi
Libya
7.76%
62500
Tobruk
Libya
4.74%
35278
Sirte
Libya
3.59%
121669
Misrata
Libya
1.38%
70905
Sabha
Libya
1.19%
60980
Derna
Libya
1.05%
17320
Al-Jawf
Madagascar
38.02%
1275207
Antananarivo
Madagascar
1.98%
326286
Toamasina
Madagascar
1.41%
244722
Mahajanga
Madagascar
1.38%
169760
Toliara
Madagascar
1.31%
245592
Antsirabe
Malawi
23.09%
989318
Lilongwe
Malawi
4.94%
800264
Blantyre
Malawi
1.26%
221272
Mzuzu
Malawi
1.25%
105013
Zomba
Mali
30.24%
1810366
Bamako
Mali
21.96%
54629
Timbuktu
Mali
6.81%
86353
Gao
Mali
1.59%
120786
Mopti
Mali
1.55%
26267
Djenne
Mali
1.45%
126319
Kayes
Country or Terrority
Mention Rate
Population
Answers
Mali
1.29%
133501
Segou
Mali
1.28%
226618
Sikasso
Mauritania
25.62%
958399
Nouakchott
Mauritania
2.73%
118167
Nouadhibou
Mauritania
1.2%
50206
Kiffa
Mauritania
1.16%
25190
Atar
Mauritius
19.62%
146737
Port-Louis
Morocco
47.82%
3359818
Casablanca
Morocco
44.15%
577827
Rabat
Morocco
32.91%
928850
Marrakesh
Morocco
28.24%
1112072
Fes
Morocco
22.94%
947952
Tangier
Morocco
8.0%
421844
Agadir
Morocco
6.09%
890403
Sale
Morocco
4.9%
520428
Meknes
Morocco
3.23%
380787
Tetouan
Morocco
3.19%
494252
Oujda
Morocco
2.45%
308508
Safi
Morocco
1.98%
161726
Nador
Morocco
1.88%
77966
Essaouira
Morocco
1.38%
71067
Ouarzazate
Morocco
1.33%
431282
Kenitra
Mozambique
31.57%
1080277
Maputo
Mozambique
5.29%
592090
Beira
Mozambique
3.39%
663212
Nampula
Mozambique
3.3%
1032197
Matola
Mozambique
2.0%
200529
Pemba
Mozambique
1.97%
307338
Tete
Mozambique
1.81%
246915
Quelimane
Mozambique
1.54%
132884
Xai-Xai
Mozambique
1.27%
206449
Nacala
Mozambique
1.17%
363336
Chimoio
Namibia
34.25%
325858
Windhoek
Namibia
4.69%
62096
Walvis Bay
Namibia
2.38%
44725
Swakopmund
Namibia
1.83%
12537
Luderitz
Niger
28.6%
978029
Niamey
Niger
3.71%
110497
Agadez
Niger
2.78%
235605
Zinder
Niger
1.43%
267249
Maradi
Nigeria
60.61%
13903620
Lagos
Nigeria
36.83%
1235880
Abuja
Nigeria
19.6%
3931300
Kano
Nigeria
15.33%
762719
Benin City
Nigeria
14.69%
3034200
Ibadan
Nigeria
9.69%
703421
Port Harcourt
Nigeria
4.58%
500183
Aba
Nigeria
4.17%
993642
Kaduna
Nigeria
3.94%
510300
Jos
Nigeria
3.52%
618278
Maiduguri
Nigeria
3.14%
329639
Sokoto
Nigeria
3.04%
407756
Enugu
Nigeria
3.02%
369894
Oyo
Nigeria
3.02%
612257
Zaria
Nigeria
2.57%
363382
Warri
Nigeria
2.42%
532089
Ilorin
Nigeria
2.32%
157181
Owo
Nigeria
2.12%
186856
Ife
Nigeria
1.93%
310839
Calabar
Nigeria
1.87%
350280
Onitsha
Nigeria
1.49%
58369
Uyo
Nigeria
1.35%
259315
Katsina
Nigeria
1.29%
163604
Gombe
Republic of the Congo
40.38%
1373382
Brazzaville
Republic of the Congo
7.05%
715334
Pointe-Noire
Rwanda
27.28%
859332
Kigali
São Tomé and Príncipe
23.41%
66888
Sao Tome
Senegal
46.23%
2646503
Dakar
Senegal
11.22%
209752
Saint-Louis
Senegal
3.51%
753315
Touba
Senegal
2.74%
317763
Thies
Senegal
1.81%
205294
Ziguinchor
Senegal
1.01%
107293
Tambacounda
Seychelles
23.88%
26450
Victoria
Sierra Leone
37.06%
1055964
Freetown
Sierra Leone
3.49%
174369
Bo
Sierra Leone
1.2%
200443
Kenema
Somalia
43.84%
4901000
Mogadishu
Somalia
9.52%
1200000
Hargeisa
Somalia
2.48%
374000
Berbera
Somalia
1.74%
190000
Bosaso
Somalia
1.39%
90000
Kismayo
Somalia
1.3%
792182
Baidoa
Somalia
1.2%
499000
Merca
Somalia
1.19%
350000
Burao
Somalia
1.02%
750000
Galkayo
Somalia
0.54%
60000
Garoowe
South Africa
64.22%
3430992
Cape Town
South Africa
57.07%
7860781
Johannesburg
South Africa
48.49%
1763336
Pretoria
South Africa
28.22%
2786046
Durban
South Africa
25.45%
464591
Bloemfontein
South Africa
21.19%
876436
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
9.29%
295644
East London
South Africa
7.33%
291484
Newcastle
South Africa
6.58%
157397
George
South Africa
4.28%
225155
Kimberley
South Africa
3.57%
475238
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa
2.59%
163809
Middelburg
South Africa
2.23%
227407
Polokwane
South Africa
1.93%
211014
Welkom
South Africa
1.67%
67581
Upington
South Africa
1.55%
80316
Stellenbosch
South Africa
1.39%
197735
Paarl
South Africa
1.31%
58670
Mbombela
South Africa
1.19%
377922
Vereeniging
South Africa
1.08%
311901
Rustenburg
South Sudan
30.39%
230195
Juba
South Sudan
3.19%
118331
Wau
South Sudan
1.24%
114528
Malakal
Sudan
40.55%
1410858
Khartoum
Sudan
13.08%
394561
Port Sudan
Sudan
8.19%
1849659
Omdurman
Sudan
6.9%
1012211
Khartoum North
Sudan
2.45%
492984
Nyala
Sudan
1.7%
298529
Kassala
Sudan
1.32%
217827
Al-Fashir
Tanzania
34.55%
4364541
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
23.29%
213636
Dodoma
Tanzania
20.65%
501459
Zanzibar
Tanzania
4.67%
416442
Arusha
Tanzania
3.93%
706453
Mwanza
Tanzania
1.92%
385279
Mbeya
Tanzania
1.74%
221127
Tanga
Tanzania
1.29%
305840
Morogoro
Tanzania
1.16%
215458
Kigoma
The Gambia
22.59%
31054
Banjul
The Gambia
1.18%
19944
Serekunda
Togo
28.02%
2173800
Lome
Togo
1.81%
115400
Kara
Togo
0.93%
109200
Sokode
Tunisia
57.89%
638845
Tunis
Tunisia
13.39%
272801
Sfax
Tunisia
5.53%
221530
Sousse
Tunisia
3.32%
130984
Gabes
Tunisia
3.07%
136917
Bizerte
Tunisia
2.01%
139070
Kairouan
Tunisia
1.1%
95242
Gafsa
Uganda
33.01%
1680600
Kampala
Uganda
3.08%
102600
Entebbe
Uganda
1.66%
177400
Gulu
St. Helena
4.95%
630
Jamestown
Western Sahara
10.11%
217732
Laayoune
Western Sahara
2.37%
106277
Dakhla
Western Sahara
0.0%
3000
Tifariti
Zambia
29.1%
1747152
Lusaka
Zambia
3.81%
134349
Livingstone
Zambia
2.65%
501360
Kitwe
Zambia
1.85%
451246
Ndola
Zimbabwe
32.94%
1485231
Harare
Zimbabwe
6.48%
653337
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
2.64%
33660
Victoria Falls
4 Comments
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Level 77
Apr 29, 2024
A really fun and challenging quiz. I have a couple of suggestions based on the strict geographical definition of Africa. Firstly omit Sharm el Sheikh as, though it is Egyptian, it is in Asia. Secondly, consider adding significant towns which are in African territories of other countries, such as the Canary Islands, Madeira, Socotra etc. (You have already included St Helena and the French territories.) I would suggest Las Palmas, Santa Cruz (Tenerife), Melilla, Funchal and Ceuta might meet your standards.
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Level 33
Apr 29, 2024
Thank you for suggestion. I have indeed treated the Spanish and Portuguese autonomies and Overseas France differently. Since these autonomies are closer to the mainland, I included them in my European cities quiz. As for Sharm el Sheikh, placing it in the competitive Asian category, it would stand very little chance of being selected. These definitions are admittedly not strict enough for a geographical definition of Africa, but 'famous' is not a strict concept either. As long as the quiz-takers understand it correctly, that’s sufficient. Regarding Tetouan and Ceuta, Nador and Melilla, these pairs can indeed be confusing. I might add these cities as non-selectable grey circles and add some instructions.
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Level 76
May 6, 2024
Phenomenal quiz. Definitely the most comprehensive I've seen for Africa on this site. I got 185 (missed Ibadan...)
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Level 60
May 7, 2024
I liked the quiz a lot. I got 78 but missed a handful of historical cities I should have gotten. I thought that Tagmadert might make it and a few cities on Mayotte/Reunion would have been on (in gray).