List of cities and towns in Egypt

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* Top
* 0–9
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

* Largest cities
* See also
* Further reading
* External links

General map of Egypt, with main cities

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

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.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

## 0-9

* 10th of Ramadan
* 15th of May
* 6th of October

## A

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

## B

* Badr
* Baltim
* Banha
* Basyoun
* Biyala
* Belqas
* Beni Mazar
* Beni Suef
* Beni Ebeid
* Biba
* Bilbeis
* Birket El Sab
* Borg El Arab
* Borg El Burullus[9]
* Bush

## C

* Cairo

## D

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

## E

* 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

## F

* Faqous
* Faraskur
* Farshut
* Fayed
* Faiyum
* Fuka

## G

* Girga
* Giza
* Gogar

## H

* Hosh Essa
* Hurghada

## I

* Ibsheway
* Ihnasya
* Ismailia
* Itay El Barud
* Itsa

## J

* Jahina

## K

* 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

## L

* Luxor

## M

* 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

## N

* 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

## O

* Obour
* Oxyrhynchus (also known as El Bahnasa)

## P

* Port Said
* Port Fuad

## Q

* Qaha
* Qallin
* Qalyub
* Qena
* Qift
* Quesna
* Qus
* Qutur

## R

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

## S

* Sadat
* Safaga
* Sahel Selim
* Saint Catherine
* Samalut
* Samanoud
* Saqultah
* Shubra Khit
* Sers El Lyan[10]
* 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

## T

* Taba
* Tahta
* Tala
* Talkha
* Tamiya
* Tanta
* Tell El Kebir
* Tima
* Tukh

## W

* Wadi El Natrun

## Z

* Zagazig
* Zefta

## Cities and towns that need to be added

### A

* Al-Qinayat

### B

* Borg El Burullus
* Bayadiya

## Largest cities

Name | Arabic | Governorate | Area code | Population (2023 estimate)[11] | Photo

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Cairo* | القاهرة | Cairo | (+20) 2 | 10,000,000 | 250px
Alexandria | الاسكندرية | Alexandria | (+20) 3 | 5,362,517 | 250px
Giza* | الجيزة | Giza | (+20) 2 | 4,458,135 | 250px
Shubra El Kheima* | شبرا الخيمة | Qalyubia | (+20) 2 | 1,275,700 | 250px
Port Said | بور سعيد | Port Said | (+20) 60 | 791,749 | 250px
Suez | السويس | Suez | (+20) 60 | 716,458 | 250px
Mansoura | المنصورة | Dakahlia | (+20) 50 | 632,330 | 250px
El Mahalla El Kubra | المحلة الكبرى | Gharbia | (+20) 40 | 614,202 | 250px
Tanta | طنطا | Gharbia | (+20) 40 | 597,694 | 250px
Asyut | اسيوط | Asyut | (+20) 88 | 562,061 | 250px
Faiyum | الفيوم | Faiyum | (+20) 84 | 531,861 | 250px
Khusus* | الخصوص | Qalyubiyya |  | 502,864 |
Zagazig | الزقازيق | Sharqia | +(20) 55 | 460,501 | 250px
Ismailia | الاسماعيلية | Ismailia | (+20) 69

(+20) 64

| 450,388 | 250px
Aswan | اسوان | Aswan | (+20) 97 | 401,890 | 250px
6th of October (city)* | السادس من أكتوبر | Giza |  | 376,302 | 250px
Damanhur | دمنهور | Beheira | (+20) 45 | 329,572 | 250px
New Cairo* | القاهرة الجديدة | Cairo | (+20) 2 | 319,488 | 250px
Damietta | دمياط | Damietta | (+20) 57 | 312,863 | 250px
Minya | المنيا | Minya | (+20) 86 | 298,021 |
Beni Suef | بنى سويف | Beni Suef | (+20) 82 | 294,125 | 250px
Luxor | الاقصر | Luxor | (+20) 95 | 284,952 | 250px
Sohag | سوهاج | Sohag | (+20) 93 | 278,425 | 250x250px
Shibin El Kom | شبين الكوم | Monufia | (+20) 48 | 277,991 | 250x250px
Qena | قنا | Qena | (+20) 96 | 264,498 | 250x250px
10th of Ramadan | العاشر من رمضان | Sharqia |  | 263,321 | 250px
Mallawi | ملوي | Minya | (+20) 86 | 223,435 | 250px
Hurghada | الغردقة | Red Sea | (+20) 65 | 214,247 | 250px
Arish | العريش | North Sinai | (+20) 68 | 204,391 | 250x250px
Kafr El Sheikh | كَفرُ الشَّيْخ | Kafr El Sheikh | (+20) 47 | 198,197 | 250x250px
Bilbeis | بلبيس | Sharqia |  | 198,167 | 250x250px
Marsa Matrouh | مرسى مطروح | Matrouh | (+20) 46 | 193,293 | 250x250px
Banha | بنها | Qalyubia | (+20) 13 | 187,469 | 250x250px

* 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

## Further reading

* Chaichian, Mohammad A. (2009). Town and Country in the Middle East: Iran and Egypt in the Transition to Globalization. New York: Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739126776.

## References

1. ↑ "Egypt Cities Database | Simplemaps.com". https://simplemaps.com/data/eg-cities.
2. ↑ "Egypt Cities by Population 2026" (in en). 2026-01-09. https://worldpopulationreview.com/cities/egypt.
3. ↑ "List of cities and towns in Egypt | Britannica" (in en). Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-cities-and-towns-in-Egypt-2054780.
4. ↑ Livesay, Jacob. "What is the oldest country in the world? Why historians debate which came first." (in en-US). https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/what-is-the-oldest-country-in-the-world/10592125002/.
5. ↑ "Timeline of ancient Egypt" (in en). The British Museum. https://www.britishmuseum.org/learn/schools/ages-7-11/ancient-egypt/timeline-ancient-egypt.
6. ↑ "Ancient Egypt | History, Government, Culture, Map, Gods, Religion, Rulers, Art, Writing, & Facts | Britannica" (in en). Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/place/ancient-Egypt.
7. ↑ "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information" (in en). https://citypopulation.de/en/egypt/cities/?cityid=566.
8. ↑ "Ancient Egypt: Civilization, Empire & Culture" (in en). 14 October 2009. https://www.history.com/articles/ancient-egypt.
9. ↑ Elsirgany, Soha (15 October 2016). "Artists bring colour and hope to Egypt's El-Borollos as part of a two week symposium". Ahram Online. http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/35/245746/Arts--Culture/Stage--Street/Artists-bring-colour-and-hope-to-Egypts-ElBorollos.aspx.
10. ↑ "About Sars El Lyan". http://www.monofeya.gov.eg/HaykalTanzemy/cities/sers/default.aspx.
11. ↑ "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". https://www.citypopulation.de/en/egypt/cities/.

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