It is very rare to find exact topics and papers addressed cities that you asked for. However, JL Abu-Lughod has done a lot of papers and studies in somehow related to your question. She studied the Egyptian society and cities, that close to the Iraqi culture.
- Abu-Lughod, Janet L. Cairo: 1001 years of the city victorious. Vol. 5221. Princeton University Press, 2018.
- Abu-Lughod, Janet L. "Testing the theory of social area analysis: the ecology of Cairo, Egypt." American Sociological Review (1969): 198-212.
- Abu-Lughod, Janet L. "The Islamic city–Historic myth, Islamic essence, and contemporary relevance." International Journal of Middle East Studies 19, no. 2 (1987): 155-176.
- Abu-Lughod, Janet. "Tale of two cities: the origins of modern Cairo." Comparative Studies in Society and History 7, no. 4 (1965): 429-457.