Highest Major Cities in Egypt

Cities in Egypt with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇪🇬 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

New Cairo313,139 people · Cairo

271 m

Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah313,139 people

229 m

Badr32,940 people · Cairo

216 m

El Shorouk91,899 people · Cairo

191 m

Ash-Shaykh Zāyid95,854 people · Giza

133 m

Al Bawīţī15,653 people · Giza

131 m

Al-Minyā al-Jadīdah17,470 people · Minya

128 m

6th of October City368,650 people · Giza

126 m

Mūţ26,820 people · New Valley

114 m

An-Najaylah19,768 people · Matruh

112 m

Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān246,148 people · Sharqia

111 m

Kom Ombo409,311 people · Aswan

108 m

Aswān379,774 people · Aswan

99 m

Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī16,190 people · Red Sea

97 m

Darāw61,790 people · Aswan

96 m

Edfu79,510 people · Aswan

90 m

Luxor422,407 people · Luxor

89 m

Aţ Ţārif38,871 people · New Valley

88 m

Al Bayāḑīyah23,550 people · Luxor

86 m

As Sibā‘īyah21,610 people · Aswan

86 m

Esna462,787 people · Qena

86 m

Armant78,695 people · Qena

85 m

Al Başalīyah Baḩrī32,920 people · Aswan

84 m

Qūş84,386 people · Qena

83 m

Ţūd30,780 people · Luxor

83 m

Akhmīm151,430 people · Sohag

82 m

Naqādah26,774 people · Qena

82 m

Al Khārjah83,108 people · New Valley

81 m

Al-Khārijah83,108 people · New Valley

80 m

Jarājūs20,427 people · Qena

80 m

Qina252,883 people · Qena

80 m

Az Zaynīyah Qiblī20,000 people · Luxor

79 m

Dishnā64,744 people · Qena

79 m

Girga151,256 people · Sohag

78 m

Nag Hammâdi59,601 people · Qena

78 m

Al Waqf34,723 people · Qena

77 m

Farshūţ71,013 people · Qena

77 m

Qifţ24,010 people · Qena

77 m

Al Balyanā68,413 people · Sohag

74 m

Al Minshāh91,149 people · Sohag

74 m

Abū Ţisht18,194 people · Qena

71 m

Abū Tīj105,418 people · Asyut

70 m

Dār as Salām38,008 people · Sohag

69 m

Sāqultah34,273 people · Sohag

67 m

Sohag266,944 people · Sohag

67 m

Ţahţā134,314 people · Sohag

66 m

Ţimā101,130 people · Sohag

66 m

Al Marāghah53,643 people · Sohag

65 m

Juhaynah76,555 people · Sohag

65 m

Tūnis19,495 people · Sohag

64 m

Highlights

Within Egypt, New Cairo ranks first in 2026 with 271 m, followed by Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah (229 m) and Badr (216 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 271 m (New Cairo) to 64 m (Tūnis), with a median of 83 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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