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Encyclopedia > List of cities in Egypt
Capital cities of the Egyptian governorates, and the self-governing city of Luxor

This is a list of the most important and largest cities and towns in Egypt: Image File history File links Merge-arrows. ... This is an alphabetically list of main cities and towns in Egypt Abnub أبنوب Abo el Matamer أبو المطامير Abo Homos أبو حمص Abo Kabir أبو كبير Abo Korkas أبو قرقاس Abo Teeg ابو تيج Abū H̨ammād أبو حماد Ajā أجا Akhmim أخميم Alexandria الإسكندرية al-Fašn الفشن al-Ġanāyim الغنايم al-H̨awāmidiyah الحوامدية al-Wāh̨āt-al-Bah̨rīyah الواحات an... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Luxor on Nile, at Luxor Temple with mosque. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

d-rock is sexy Akhmim, or Ekhmim, ia a town of Upper Egypt, on the right bank of the Nile, 67 mi by river south of Assiut, and 4 mi above Suhag, on the opposite side of the river where there is railway communication with Cairo and Assuan. ... El Alamein is a town in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea coast. ... This article is about the city in Egypt. ... Al Arish Al `ArÄ«sh (alternate spelling El Arish) (Arabic: العريش ) is the capital and largest city (with 114,900 inhabitants as of 2002) of the Egyptian governorate of Shamal Sina, lying on the Mediterranean coast of the Sinai peninsula, 344 kilometers (214 miles) northeast of Cairo. ... Al Fayyum or El Faiyûm (Arabic: الفيوم ) is the capital of Al Fayyum Governorate, Egypt. ... Egypt: Site of Aswan (bottom). ... Location of Asyut on the map of Egypt. ... Banha Banha (also spelled Benha) (Arabic: بنها) is a city in northeastern Egypt, also the capital of the Al Qalyubiyah Governorate. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Governorates of Egypt | Cities in Egypt ... Egypt: Site of Safaga on the Red Sea (center). ... Port Said (postcard around 1915) Port Said (31. ... Nickname: Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: , Government  - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area  - City 214 km²  (82. ... Dakhla Oasis (Arabic الداخلة al-Dākhla) is one of the five Western oases of Egypt. ... Damanhur (Arabic: دمنهور ) or Hermopolis Mikra (Greek: ) or Latin: Hermopolis Parva is a city in Lower Egypt, and the capital of al-Buhayrah (Beheira or Behera) governorate. ...

DK is hilarious Damietta is a port in Dumyat, Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea at the Nile delta, about 200 kilometres north of Cairo. ... Dendera (Arabic: دندرة) (also spelled Denderah/Dandarah), is a little town in Egypt on the west bank of the Nile, about 5 km south from Qina, on the opposite side of the Nile. ... Disuq is a small city which is located 80 K.M. south east of Alexandria. ... Al-Mahmya: a tourist facility on the protected Giftun island off the coast near Hurghada. ... Halaib is a port on the Red Seas African coast. ... Imbaba is a city in northern Egypt, it is the part of Cairo conurbation. ... Ismailia Ismaïlia (Arabic: الإسماعيلية) is the capital of Al Ismailiyah Governorate. ... Gizeh is also a popular brand in Germany of cigarette rolling papers; see Mascotte (rolling papers). ... Kafr Dawar is a town on the Nile Delta in Egypt. ... Kom Ombo (كوم أمبو) is an agricultural town in Egypt famous for its temple. ... Al-Waha al-Kharga (meaning the outer oasis) is an oasis in Egypt. ... Luxor on Nile, at Luxor Temple with mosque. ... El-Mahalla El-Kubra is one of the most important cities in Egypt, famous for its textile industry and located in the middle of a delta. ... Al Mansurah (Arabic منصورة) is considered to be Egyptian fourth city after Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said. ... Mersa Matruh is a seaport in Egypt, Africa. ... Al Minya (Arabic: محافظة المنيا ) is one of the governorates of Upper Egypt. ... The town of Nag Hammadi in Egypt Nag Hammâdi (Arabic نجع حمادي; transliterated: Naj Hammādi) (26°03′N 32°15′E), is a town in the middle of Egypt, called Chenoboskion in classical antiquity, about 80 kilometres north-west of Luxor with some 30,000 citizens. ... Noubarya is a town in Egypt, approximately 100 miles north of Cairo. ... Rosetta Rosetta is the anglicised name of the city of Rashid, a harbor on the Mediterranean coast in Egypt. ... Siwa Oasis is vast, extending beyond the horizon Site of Siwah Oasis in Egypt (top left). ... Sharm el-Sheikh is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, on the coastal strip between the Red Sea and Mount Sinai. ...

Shibin al Kawm is a city in northern Egypt. ... Shibin Al-Qanater Shibin Al-Qanater is an an Egyptian region combined of 36 villages. ... Shubra al Khaymah is a city in northern Egypt. ... Northermost part of Gulf of Suez with town Suez on map of 1856. ... Taba (Arabic: طابا Hebrew: טאבה ) is a small Egyptian village near the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. ... Tanta Tanta (Arabic: طنطا ) is an Egyptian city, capital of the Al Gharbiyah governorate on the Nile Delta, with an estimated 335,000 inhabitants, and is considered the capital of the Delta. ... Zagazig (Zakazik, Arabic, Az-Zaqāzīq الزقازيق), is a town of Lower Egypt, in the eastern part of the Nile delta, and is the capital of the province of Ash Sharqiyah. ...

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This is the list of city listings by country and territory: See also List of cities by latitude List of metropolitan areas by population List of national capitals List of capitals of subnational entities List of towns List of neighborhood listings by city External link Place Names of Europe Categories... This is an alphabetically list of main cities and towns in Egypt Abnub أبنوب Abo el Matamer أبو المطامير Abo Homos أبو حمص Abo Kabir أبو كبير Abo Korkas أبو قرقاس Abo Teeg ابو تيج Abū H̨ammād أبو حماد Ajā أجا Akhmim أخميم Alexandria الإسكندرية al-Fašn الفشن al-Ġanāyim الغنايم al-H̨awāmidiyah الحوامدية al-Wāh̨āt-al-Bah̨rīyah الواحات an...

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