Arabic cities (Civ3)

Arabic cities are cities that can be founded by the Arabic civilization in Civilization III and its expansions. The first city founded is the capital, and the names of future cities are chosen in the order they appear on the list below.

The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.

List of cities

Founding Order	City Name	Notes
1	Mecca	Islamic Holy City in Saudi Arabia
2	Medina	Political seat of Muhammad, and first capital of the Rashidun Caliphate; current capital of Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia
3	Damascus	Capital of Syria
4	Baghdad	Capital of Iraq
5	Najran	Christian center in 5th-7th century Arabia; current capital of Najran Province, Saudi Arabia
6	Kufah	Second capital of the Rashidun Caliphate under Ali's rule; first capital of the Abbasid dynasty; city in modern-day Iraq
7	Basra	City in Iraq
8	Khurasan	Region corresponding to modern Afghanistan and northeast Iran
9	Anjar	City in Lebanon
10	Fustat	Old city of Cairo
11	Aden	A port city in Yemen
12	Yamama	Modern Najd region of Saudi Arabia
13	Muscat	Capital of Oman
14	Mansura	City in Egypt; also the capital of Sindh during the rule of the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties
15	Bukhara	Modern day Buxoro, capital of Buxoro Province, Uzbekistan
16	Aleppo	Capital of the Aleppo governate in Syria
17	Fez	City in Morocco
18	Shiraz	Capital of Fārs Province, Iran
19	Merw	Modern day Mary; capital of Mary Province, Turkmenistan
20	Balkh	City in Afghanistan
21	Mosul	City in Iraq
22	Aydab	A major Red Sea port in modern-day Sudan/Egypt (disputed) that was abandoned in the 15th century
23	Bayt Ras	City in Jordan
24	Suhar	City in Oman
25	Taif	Unofficial summer capital of Saudi Arabia
26	Hama	Provincial capital of the Hama Governorate in Syria
27	Tabuk	Capital of the Tabuk region in Saudi Arabia
28	Sana'a	Largest City in Yemen
29	Shihr	City in Yemen

See also

• Abbasid cities (Civ3)
• Cordovan cities (Civ3)
• Fatimid cities (Civ3)
• Arabic cities in other games