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This is a list of the most important and largest cities and towns in Egypt .
City Name
City Name (in Arabic )
Subdivision
City status
Population (2010 Census )
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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
EST (UTC+2)
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
See also [ edit ]
Further reading [ edit ]
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 .
External links [ edit ]
Egypt's
largest cities by population