List of cities in Egypt

The cities and towns of Egypt are the urban administrative units of the Republic of Egypt. Egypt comprises 249 populated cities within the country's 27 governorates. Some of these cities fall directly under the authority of the governorate in which they are located, while others are managed by the New Urban Communities Authority, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities. The New Urban Communities Authority was established to create new urban centers to attract residents away from the Nile Valley and Delta.

Besides being one the first states in the history of the world, and one of the oldest cradles of human civilization, Egypt is also one of the oldest in terms of urban development. Urban formation in the country began in prehistoric times, starting with the formation of villages consisting of groups of Egyptian families living together in one place, on or near the banks of the Nile River. Each village had its own deity. The Egyptians then began to utilize the Nile River, digging canals and waterways to facilitate agriculture. Cities began to emerge through the merging of groups of villages, each with its own ruler and deity. Temples were built, markets arose, and trade and industry flourished alongside agriculture throughout ancient Egyptian history. Some ancient cities have survived to the present day for thousands of years. The establishment of cities has continued throughout history as needed, whether to attract populations and reduce overcrowding in certain areas, or for specific purposes such as industry and trade, or as garrisons and border posts to protect the country along its land or sea borders. The Egyptian Constitution guarantees the possibility of establishing new administrative units, such as cities, and modifying or abolishing their administrative boundaries, taking into account economic and social conditions as regulated by Egyptian law.

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Abu El Matamir Abu Hummus Abu Tesht Abu Tig Akhmim Al Khankah Alexandria Arish Ashmoun Aswan Awsim Ain Sokhna Asyut

Badr Baltim Banha Basyoun Biyala Belqas Beni Mazar Beni Suef Beni Ebeid Biba Bilbeis Birket El Sab Borg El Arab Borg El Burullus Bush

Cairo

Dahab Dairut Damanhur Damietta Dar El Salam Daraw Deir Mawas Dekernes Dendera Desouk Diarb Negm Dishna

Edfu Edku El Alamein El Ayyat El Badari El Badrashein El Bagour El Balyana El Basaliya El Bayadiya El Dabaa El Delengat El Fashn El Gamaliya El Ghanayem El Gouna El Hamool El Hamam El Hawamdeya El Husseiniya El Idwa El Kanayat El Mahalla El Kubra El Mahmoudiyah El Mansha El Manzala El Maragha El Matareya El Qantara El Qanater El Khayreya El Qoseir El Quseyya El Qurein El Rahmaniya El Reyad El Rhoda El Saff El Santa El Sarw El Sebaiya El Senbellawein El Shohada El Shorouk El Tor El Waqf El Wasta El Zarqa Esna Ezbet El Borg

Faqous Faraskur Farshut Fayed Faiyum Fuka

Girga Giza Gogar

Hosh Essa Hurghada

Ibsheway Ihnasya Ismailia Itay El Barud Itsa

Jahina

Kafr El Sheikh Kafr El Zayat Kafr El Battikh Kafr El Dawwar Kafr Saad Kafr Saqr Kafr Shukr Kafr Zarqan Kerdasa Khanka Kharga Khusus Kom Hamada Kom Ombo

Luxor

Maghagha Mallawi Manfalut Mansoura Mashtool El Souk Matai Menouf Marsa Alam Marsa Matrouh Megan Metoubes Minya Minyet El Nasr Mit Ghamr Mit Rahina Mit Salsil Monsha'at El-Qanater Mut Mokattam

Nabaruh Nasr City Nag Hammadi Naqada The New Capital New Alamein New Aswan New Akhmim New Asyut New Beni Suef New Borg El Arab New Cairo New Damietta New Faiyum New Minya New Nubariya New Salhia New Sohag New Tiba New Qena Nuweiba

Obour Oxyrhynchus (also known as El Bahnasa)

Port Said Port Fuad

Qaha Qallin Qalyub Qena Qift Quesna Qus Qutur

Rafah Ras Burqa Ras el-Barr Ras Gharib Ras Sedr Ras Shokeir Rosetta Ras El Hekma

Sadat Safaga Sahel Selim Saint Catherine Samalut Samanoud Saqultah Shubra Khit Sers El Lyan Sharm El Sheikh Sherbin Sheikh Zuweid Shibin El Qanater Shibin El Kom Shubra El Kheima Sidi Barrani Sidi Salem Sinnuris Sodfa Sohag Suez Sheikh Zayed City Sumusta Sidi Abdel Rahman

Taba Tahta Tala Talkha Tamiya Tanta Tell El Kebir Tima Tukh

Wadi El Natrun

Zagazig Zefta

Cities and towns that need to be added A Al-Qinayat

B Borg El Burullus Bayadiya E El Basaliya El Bayadiya M Minyet El Nasr S Sers El Lyan

Largest cities Name Arabic Governorate Area code Population (2023 estimate) PhotoCairo*القاهرة Cairo (+20) 2 10,000,000 Alexandriaالاسكندرية Alexandria (+20) 3 5,362,517 Giza*الجيزة Giza (+20) 2 4,458,135 Shubra El Kheima*شبرا الخيمة Qalyubia (+20) 2 1,275,700 Port Saidبور سعيد Port Said (+20) 60 791,749 Suezالسويس Suez (+20) 60 716,458 Mansouraالمنصورة Dakahlia (+20) 50 632,330 El Mahalla El Kubraالمحلة الكبرى Gharbia (+20) 40 614,202 Tantaطنطا Gharbia (+20) 40 597,694 Asyutاسيوط Asyut (+20) 88 562,061 Faiyumالفيوم Faiyum (+20) 84 531,861 Khusus*الخصوص Qalyubiyya 502,864 Zagazigالزقازيق Sharqia +(20) 55 460,501 Ismailiaالاسماعيلية Ismailia (+20) 69 (+20) 64 450,388 Aswanاسوان Aswan (+20) 97 401,890 6th of October (city)*السادس من أكتوبر Giza 376,302 Damanhurدمنهور Beheira (+20) 45 329,572 New Cairo*القاهرة الجديدة Cairo (+20) 2 319,488 Damiettaدمياط Damietta (+20) 57 312,863 Minyaالمنيا Minya (+20) 86 298,021 Beni Suefبنى سويف Beni Suef (+20) 82 294,125 Luxorالاقصر Luxor (+20) 95 284,952 SohagسوهاجSohag(+20) 93 278,425 Shibin El Komشبين الكومMonufia(+20) 48 277,991 QenaقناQena(+20) 96 264,498 10th of Ramadanالعاشر من رمضان Sharqia 263,321 Mallawiملوي Minya (+20) 86 223,435 Hurghadaالغردقة Red Sea (+20) 65 214,247 ArishالعريشNorth Sinai(+20) 68 204,391 Kafr El Sheikhكَفرُ الشَّيْخKafr El Sheikh (+20) 47 198,197 BilbeisبلبيسSharqia 198,167 Marsa Matrouhمرسى مطروحMatrouh (+20) 46 193,293 BanhaبنهاQalyubia(+20) 13 187,469

* Cities that are part of Greater Cairo metropolitan area.

See also List of towns and villages in Egypt Subdivisions of Egypt Geography of Egypt Climate of Egypt List of historical capitals of Egypt List of urban areas in Africa by population List of largest cities in the Arab world Lists of cities in Asia

List of cities in Egypt

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