Top Arab Cities 2010
By Trends • Jun 1st, 2010Top Arab Cities in North Africa
Tunis was selected Top Arab City in North Africa for the fourth year in a row. It ranked ninth in the Arab world in the sector of economy & business and moved up to fourth position in the sector of entertainment & culture. It also ranked fifth in the education index and ninth in the sector of telecommunications.
Casablanca is the second Top Arab City in North Africa, followed by Rabat, Cairo, and Alexandria.
Algiers ranked sixth following poor scores in all indexes and the worst track record in the sector of security & human rights in the Arab world according to this study. As for Khartoum, it held the last position on the list of Top Arab Cities in North Africa and had the worst ranking among Arab cities in all sectors except for security & human rights.
Top Arab Cities in the Levant
Amman’s good performance in a number of indexes placed it in the tenth position among Arab cities and in the first position in the Levant; it ranked fourth in education, seventh in security & human rights, eighth in health services, tenth in business & economy and telecommunications, and 12th in both entertainment and education.
Beirut ranked second place in the Levant. It ranked seventh in education and sixth in culture & entertainment, and moved back to 17th position in the telecommunications sector.
Damascus ranked 16th among Arab cities and third in the Levant, moving up two levels in global ranking this year after having ranked 18th last year.
