▁one ▁million . ▁The ▁same ▁Kan ji ▁character ▁in ▁Chinese , ▁or ▁in ▁generic ▁Japanese ▁( trad itional ▁or ▁non - specific ), ▁transl ates ▁various ly — city , ▁municipality , ▁special ▁municipality — all ▁qual ify . ▁ ▁Kaz akh stan ▁In ▁Kaz akh stan , ▁Al mat y ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁whilst ▁the ▁capital ▁Nur - S ultan ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁largest , ▁Sh ym k ent ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁largest ▁city , ▁all ▁three ▁having ▁populations ▁of ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁each . ▁ ▁Leb anon ▁ ▁Be ir ut , ▁Sid on , ▁and ▁Tri pol i ▁are ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁metropol itan ▁areas ▁along ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁coast . ▁Most ▁of ▁Leb anon ' s ▁metropol itan ▁areas ▁and ▁biggest ▁cities ▁are ▁situated ▁along ▁the ▁coast . ▁ ▁Pakistan ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁there ▁are ▁about ▁ 1 2 ▁metropol itan ▁areas ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁met ro ▁population ▁of ▁at le ast ▁ 2 ▁million ▁and ▁city ▁proper ▁population ▁of ▁at le ast ▁ 0 . 5 ▁million . ▁Kar achi ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 6 . 0 1 ▁million , ▁followed ▁by ▁L ah ore ▁( 1 1 . 1 2 ▁million ), ▁F ais al abad ▁( 7 . 8 7 3 ▁million ), ▁Islam abad - Raw al p indi ▁( 7 . 4 1 2 ▁million ), ▁Gu j ran