---
author: marco
date: "2014-05-28T15:25:40Z"
title: World Cities
categories: ["Alphabet Lists"]
series: ["alphalist"]
summary: "Did you ever play the game of who can find the name of a city starting with a specific letter of the alphabet?"
---

Large cities and World cities

| **Letter** | **Main Candidate** | **Secondary** | **Comments** |
|---|---|---|---|
| **A** | Alexandria | Amsterdam |  |
| **B** | Beijing | Brussels |  |
| **C** | Chicago | Cairo | Cairo is much larger, but we already have nearby Alexandria |
| **D** | Delhi |  |  |
| **E** | Essen | Emmen |  |
| **F** | Frankfurt |  |  |
| **G** | Geneva |  |  |
| **H** | Hanoi |  |  |
| **I** | Istanbul |  |  |
| **J** | Jakarta |  |  |
| **K** | Karachi |  |  |
| **L** | London | Lagos | Lagos is larger, but London is one of two Alpha++ cities |
| **M** | Mumbai | Moscow |  |
| **N** | Nanjing | Nice |  |
| **O** | Osaka |  |  |
| **P** | Paris | Pune, Perth | Pune is much larger, and we have no city from Oceania |
| **Q** | Quito | Qom | Qom has larger historic and religious significance, but is much smaller |
| **R** | Rio | Rome |  |
| **S** | Seoul | Shanghai, Sydney, Singapore | Shanghai is the largest city in the world, but Seoul is easier to spell |
| **T** | Tokyo | Tehran, Toronto |  |
| **U** | Uberlandia |  | Not a large city or a world city, the name is just funny |
| **V** | Vienna |  |  |
| **W** | Wuhan | Wellington, Warsaw |  |
| **X** | Xian |  |  |
| **Y** | Yangon | Yokohama | We already have Tokyo for Japan |
| **Z** | Zagreb |  |  |