List of cities in Egypt
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the most important and largest cities
and towns in Egypt
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City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
and towns in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
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Census 1986 |
Census 1996 |
Census 2006 |
Estimate 2008 |
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| 1. | Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... |
6,068,695 | 6,789,479 | 7,786,640 | 7,947,121 | Cairo Governorate | |
| 2. | Alexandria Alexandria Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving... |
2,926,859 | 3,328,196 | 4,110,015 | 4,247,414 | Alexandria Governorate | |
| 3. | Gizeh | 1,883,189 | 2,221,868 | 3,087,878 | 3,258,540 | Giza Governorate | |
| 4. | Shubra El-Kheima | 714,594 | 870,716 | 1,016,722 | 1,045,370 | Qalyubia Governorate | |
| 5. | Port Said Port Said Port Said is a city that lies in north east Egypt extending about 30 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 603,787... |
401,172 | 469,533 | 570,768 | 588,935 | Port Said Governorate | |
| 6. | Suez Suez Suez is a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez , near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having the same boundaries as Suez governorate. It has three harbors, Adabya, Ain Sokhna and Port Tawfiq, and extensive port facilities... |
327,717 | 417,610 | 510,935 | 529,055 | Suez Governorate | |
| 7. | Luxor Luxor Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate. The population numbers 487,896 , with an area of approximately . As the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple... |
274,074 | 360,503 | 451,318 | 469,440 | Luxor Governorate | |
| 8. | al-Mansura | 317,508 | 369,621 | 450,267 | 465,375 | Dakahlia Governorate Dakahlia Governorate Dakahlia Governorate is an Egyptian governorate lying north east of Cairo. Its area is about 3,500 km² and it has a population of about 5 million. The capital is Mansoura.-Overview:... |
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| 9. | El-Mahalla El-Kubra El-Mahalla El-Kubra El-Mahalla El-Kubra is a large industrial and agricultural city in Egypt, located in the middle of the Nile Delta on the western bank of the Damietta branch. It is known for its dominant textile industry... |
306,509 | 395,402 | 442,884 | 450,833 | Gharbia Governorate | |
| 10. | Tanta Tanta Tanta is a city in Egypt. It is the country's fifth largest populated area, with an estimated 429,000 inhabitants . Tanta is located north of Cairo and southeast of Alexandria... |
336,517 | 371,010 | 421,076 | 429,632 | Gharbia Governorate | |
| 11. | Asyut Asyut Asyut is the capital of the modern Asyut Governorate in Egypt; the ancient city of the same name is situated nearby. The modern city is located at , while the ancient city is at .- Etymology :... |
272,986 | 343,498 | 386,086 | 394,961 | Asyut Governorate Asyut Governorate Asyut Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It stretches for about 120 km along the banks of the Nile. The capital of the governorate is the city of Asyut.-Etymology:... |
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| 12. | Ismailia Ismaïlia -Notable natives:*Osman Ahmed Osman, a famous and influential Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician, was born in this town on 6 April 1917.... |
158,045 | 254,477 | 324,717 | 338,429 | Ismailia Governorate | |
| 13. | Fayyum | 213,070 | 260,964 | 316,772 | 327,917 | Faiyum Governorate | |
| 14. | Zagazig Zagazig Zagazig is a town in Lower Egypt. Situated in the eastern part of the Nile delta, it is the capital of the governorate of Sharqia.As of 1999, its population was approximately 279,000. It is built on a branch of the Fresh Water or Ismaïlia Canal and on al-Muˤizz Canal , and is 47 miles by rail... |
244,354 | 267,351 | 302,611 | 308,637 | Sharqia Governorate | |
| 15. | Aswan Aswan Aswan , formerly spelled Assuan, is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate.It stands on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract and is a busy market and tourist centre... |
190,579 | 219,017 | 265,004 | 273,450 | Aswan Governorate Aswan Governorate Aswan Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. The southernmost governorate in Upper Egypt, its capital is Aswan.The Aswan Governorate borders Qena Governorate to the north, Red Sea Governorate to the east, New Valley Governorate to the west, and Sudan to the south... |
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| 16. | Damietta Damietta Damietta , also known as Damiata, or Domyat, is a port and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the intersection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile, about north of Cairo.-History:... |
89,498 | 111,111 | 237,023 | 266,627 | Damietta Governorate | |
| 17. | Damanhur Damanhur Damanhur is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of the Beheira Governorate. It is located northwest of Cairo, and E.S.E. of Alexandria, in the middle of the western Nile Delta.... |
188,939 | 212,203 | 241,895 | 247,074 | Beheira Governorate Beheira Governorate Beheira Governorate is a coastal governorate in Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, its capital is Damanhur.-Overview:Beheira governorate enjoys an important strategical place, west of the Rosetta branch of the Nile... |
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| 18. | al-Minya | 179,060 | 201,360 | 239,804 | 246,835 | Minya Governorate Minya Governorate Minya Governorate is one of the governorates of Upper Egypt. The name originates from the chief city of the governorate, originally known in Sahidic Coptic as Tmoone and in Bohairic as Thmonē , meaning “the residence”, in reference to a monastery formerly in the area... |
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| 19. | Beni Suef Beni Suef - Overview :Beni Suef is an important agricultural center, which grew from a small village at the turn of the century and now hosts a population of over 200,000. It was famous for its linen manufacturing in the Middle Ages, and continues to be heavily involved in cotton-spinning and carpet-making.... |
152,476 | 172,032 | 211,173 | 218,472 | Beni Suef Governorate | |
| 20. | Qena Qena Qena is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, it was known as Kaine during the Greco-Roman period and as Cainepolis in antiquity.- Overview :... |
119,917 | 171,275 | 206,831 | 214,851 | Qena Governorate | |
| 21. | Sohag | 132,649 | 170,125 | 189,695 | 193,931 | Sohag Governorate | |
| 22. | Hurghada Hurghada Hurghada is a city in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt. It is a main tourist center and second largest city in Egypt located on the Red Sea coast.- Overview :... |
132,649 | 170,125 | 160,746 | 189,66 | Red Sea Governorate | |
| 23. | 6th of October City | … | 35,477 | 157,135 | 183,859 | Giza Governorate | |
| 24. | Shibin El Kom | 132,751 | 159,909 | 177,060 | 180,454 | Monufia Governorate | |
| 25. | Banha Banha Banha , also spelled Benha, is the capital of the Qalyubia Governorate in north-eastern Egypt. Egyptians call it Banha Elasal, which means "Sweet like honey"; the nomenclature originally comes from when the Prophet Muhammed sent his massage to Elmoqwqs to convert to Islam, he replied by sending him... |
115,701 | 145,792 | 158,389 | 161,263 | Qalyubia Governorate | |
| 26. | Kafr el-Sheikh Kafr el-Sheikh Kafr el-Sheikh is the capital of Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, about 134 km north of Cairo, in the Nile Delta. As of November 2006, the town had a population of 147,380 inhabitants.-Factories:... |
103,301 | 124,819 | 147,380 | 151,781 | Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr el-Sheikh.-History:... |
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| 27. | Arish | 67,337 | 100,447 | 138,195 | 146,758 | North Sinai Governorate | |
| 28. | Mallawi Mallawi Mallawi is a town in Egypt, located in the governorate of Minya.- Overview :Situated in a farm area, the town produces textiles and handicrafts.The total area of the city is about... |
98,632 | 119,283 | 140,215 | 144,330 | Minya Governorate Minya Governorate Minya Governorate is one of the governorates of Upper Egypt. The name originates from the chief city of the governorate, originally known in Sahidic Coptic as Tmoone and in Bohairic as Thmonē , meaning “the residence”, in reference to a monastery formerly in the area... |
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| 29. | 10th of Ramadan City | … | 47,839 | 124,120 | 143,753 | Sharqia Governorate | |
| 30. | Bilbais | 96,511 | 113,608 | 136,499 | 140,892 | Sharqia Governorate | |
| 31. | Marsa Matruh Marsa Matruh Marsa Matrouh is a Mediterranean seaport and the capital of the Matrouh Governorate in Egypt. It is west of Alexandria and 222 km from Sallum, on the main highway from the Nile Delta to the Libyan border. Another highway leads south from the town, toward the Western Desert and the oases of... |
43,157 | 52,247 | 120,888 | 137,704 | Matrouh Governorate | |
| 32. | Idfu Edfu Edfu is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately sixty thousand people. For the ancient history of the city, see below... |
46,163 | 94,228 | 115,946 | 122,031 | Qena Governorate | |
| 33. | Mit Ghamr Mit Ghamr Mit Ghamr is an Egyptian center producing aluminium accounting for more than 70% of Egypt's total production, especially aluminum utensils... |
91,927 | 101,801 | 116,180 | 118,618 | Dakahlia Governorate Dakahlia Governorate Dakahlia Governorate is an Egyptian governorate lying north east of Cairo. Its area is about 3,500 km² and it has a population of about 5 million. The capital is Mansoura.-Overview:... |
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| 34. | Al-Hamidiyya Al-Hamidiyya Al-Hamidiyya was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defence Force during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948. It was located five kilometres north of Baysan. It was attacked as part of Operation Gideon... |
73,298 | 91,732 | 109,468 | 113,128 | Giza Governorate | |
| 35. | Desouk | 78,316 | 91,318 | 106,868 | 109,787 | Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr el-Sheikh.-History:... |
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| 36. | Qalyub Qalyub Qalyub is a town in the Al Qalyubiyah governorate of Egypt. It is situated in the northern part of the Cairo metropolitan area, at the start of the Nile Delta. In 1986, it had a population of 84,413 inhabitants, which grew to 106,804 residents by 2006... |
84,413 | 97,157 | 106,804 | 108,573 | Qalyubia Governorate | |
| 37. | Abu Kabir Abu Kabir Abu Kabir was a satellite village of Jaffa founded by Egyptians following Ibrahim Pasha's 1832 defeat of Turkish forces in Ottoman era Palestine. After Israel's establishment in 1948, the area became part of Tel Aviv... |
68,394 | 85,340 | 102,603 | 106,050 | Sharqia Governorate | |
| 38. | Kafr el-Dawwar | 196,244 | 231,978 | 113,506 | 105,671 | Beheira Governorate Beheira Governorate Beheira Governorate is a coastal governorate in Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, its capital is Damanhur.-Overview:Beheira governorate enjoys an important strategical place, west of the Rosetta branch of the Nile... |
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| 39. | Girga Girga Girga is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile River.Girga was the capital of the Girga Governorate until 1960, when the capital was moved to Sohag and the name of the governorate changed accordingly.... |
71,564 | 95,384 | 102,701 | 104,712 | Sohag Governorate | |
| 40. | Akhmim Akhmim Akhmim is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis, Chemmis and Panopolis, it is located on the east bank of the Nile, 4 miles to the northeast of Sohag.- History :Akhmim was known in Ancient Egypt as Ipu, Apu or Khent-min... |
70,602 | 84,778 | 101,243 | 104,454 | Sohag Governorate | |
| 41. | Matareya | 74,554 | 87,062 | 100,502 | 103,004 | Dakahlia Governorate Dakahlia Governorate Dakahlia Governorate is an Egyptian governorate lying north east of Cairo. Its area is about 3,500 km² and it has a population of about 5 million. The capital is Mansoura.-Overview:... |