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Encyclopedia > Capital of Egypt

The current capital of Egypt is Cairo. However, in the course of history, Egypt's capital has repeatedly changed. Cairos location in Egypt Coordinates: Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area    - City 210 km²  - Metro 1,492 km² Population    - City (2005) 7,438,376  - Density 35,420/km²  - Urban 10,834,495  - Metro 15,200,000 Time zone EET (UTC+2) EEST (UTC+3) Cairo (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), It comes...


List of Egyptian capitals

This is a list of Egyptian capitals in a chronological order.

  • Memphis:(3100 BC - 2180 BC) the first capital of Egypt.
  • Herakleopolis:(2180 BC - 2060 BC)
  • Thebes : first time (2060 BC - 1785 BC)
  • Avaris :(1785 BC - 1580 BC)
  • Thebes : second time (1580 BC - 1085 BC)
  • Tanis :(1085 BC - 945 B)
  • Nbtah : (945 BC - 633 BC)
  • Sais :(633 BC - 332 BC)
  • Alexandria :(332 BC - 641 AD)
  • Al-Fustat: First time (641 AD - 750 AD)
  • Al-Askar: (750 - 868 AD)
  • Al-Qatta'i: (868 - 905 AD)
  • Al-Fustat: second time (905 - 969 AD)
  • Al-Qahira (Cairo): the present capital (969 AD - Present)

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