List of cities in Egypt
This is a list of the most important and largest cities and towns in Egypt.
List
City Name | City Name (in Arabic) | Subdivision | City status | Population (2010 Census) | Photo |
Cairo* | القاهرة | Cairo | (+20) 2 | 12,230,350 | |
Alexandria | الاسكندرية | Alexandria | (+20) 3 | 5,046,231 | |
Giza* | الجيزة | Giza | (+20) 2 | 4,028,062 | |
Shubra El-Kheima* | شبرا الخيمة | Shubra El-Kheima | (+20) 2 | 3,072,951 | |
Port Said | بور سعيد | Port Said | (+20) 60 | 1,607,353 | |
Suez | السويس | Suez | (+20) 60 | 1,347,352 | |
El-Mahalla El-Kubra | المحلة الكبرى | El-Mahalla El-Kubra | (+20) 40 | 838,297 | |
Luxor | الاقصر | Luxor | (+20) 95 | 687,896 | |
Mansoura | المنصورة | Mansoura | (+20) 50 | 670,494 | |
Tanta | طنطا | Tanta | (+20) 40 | 557,793 | |
Asyut | اسيوط | Asyut | (+20) 88 | 453,202 | |
Ismaïlia | الاسماعيلية | Ismaïlia | +69 +64 | 422,411 | |
Faiyum | الفيوم | Faiyum | (+20) 84 | 378,959 | |
Zagazig | الزقازيق | Zagazig | +(20) 55 | 334,331 | |
Damietta | دمياط | Damietta | (+20) 57 | 330,296 | |
Aswan | اسوان | Aswan | (+20) 97 | 281,891 | |
Minya | المنيا | Minya | (+20) 86 | 273,767 | |
Damanhur | دمنهور | Damanhur | (+20) 45 | 272,017 | |
Beni Suef | بنى سويف | Beni Suef | (+20) 82 | 253,789 | |
Hurghada | الغردقة | Hurghada | (+20) 65 | 253,124 | |
Qena |
قنا |
Qena |
(+20) 96 |
230,392 |
|
Sohag |
سوهاج |
Sohag |
(+20) 93 |
201,339 |
|
Shibin Al Kawm, Al Minufiyah |
شبين الكوم |
Shibin Al Kawm, Al Minufiyah |
(+20) 48 |
186,345 |
|
Banha |
بنها |
Banha |
(+20) 13 |
165,906 |
|
Arish |
العريش |
Arish |
(+20) 68 |
164,830 |
|
* Cities that are part of Greater Cairo metropolitan area.
See also
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.
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