#metropolis

• Adana — A major city and first-tier administrative center located in southern Turkey, situated on the Seyhan River in the heart of the highly fertile historical and agricultural region known as Cilicia or Çukurova. As one of the country's largest and most populated urban centers, the locality represents a vital industrial, commercial, and transit hub, globally renowned for its massive cotton production, advanced textile industry, and unique gastronomic identity.
• Amman — The capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; a major political, cultural, and economic hub in the Middle East. One of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, known in antiquity as Philadelphia, it is today a modern metropolis structured on hills, playing an essential diplomatic role in regional stability.
• Antakya — A large city and the administrative capital of the Hatay Province in southern Turkey, situated in the fertile valley of the Orontes River near the Syrian border. Historically known as Antioch (founded in 300 BC by Seleucus I Nicator), the city is a highly significant multicultural center for early Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
• Auckland — The largest city and principal urban area of New Zealand, located in the North Island, built on a narrow isthmus between two natural harbors and surrounded by an active volcanic field; named Tāmaki Makaurau in Māori. Known globally as the 'City of Sails' due to its high concentration of yachts.