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What is the capital of Egypt?

CairoOfficial
Population
98,423,595
2023
Area
1,001,450 km²
First level
27
governorates
Second level
139
markas
ISO code
EG
Area km2
1001450.0
Population
98423595

Map

Egypt and its 27 governorates, with their seatsAlexandriaBeheira GovernorateCairo GovernorateDamietta GovernorateIsmailia GovernorateKafr ash ShaykhLuxorMuḩāfaz̧at ad DaqahlīyahMuḩāfaz̧at al FayyūmMuḩāfaz̧at al GharbīyahMuḩāfaz̧at al JīzahMuḩāfaz̧at al MinūfīyahMuḩāfaz̧at al MinyāMuḩāfaz̧at al QalyūbīyahMuḩāfaz̧at ash SharqīyahMuḩāfaz̧at AswānMuḩāfaz̧at AsyūţMuḩāfaz̧at Banī SuwayfMuḩāfaz̧at MaţrūḩMuḩāfaz̧at QināMuḩāfaz̧at SūhājNew ValleyNorth SinaiPort SaidRed Sea GovernorateSouth Sinai GovernorateSuez
Cairo

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Governorates and their capitals

sort:name/population
AlexandriaAlexandria5.6 M · 5 markas
Beheira GovernorateDamanhur7.0 M · 11 markas
Cairo GovernorateCairo10.2 M · 4 markas
Damietta GovernorateDamietta1.6 M · 4 markas
Ismailia GovernorateIsmailia1.5 M · 4 markas
Kafr ash ShaykhKafr ash Shaykh3.8 M · 11 markas
LuxorLuxor1.4 M · 1 marka
Muḩāfaz̧at ad DaqahlīyahAl Mansurah7.0 M · 9 markas
Muḩāfaz̧at al FayyūmAl Fayyum4.0 M · 4 markas
Muḩāfaz̧at al GharbīyahTanta5.4 M · 7 markas
Muḩāfaz̧at al JīzahGiza9.6 M · 7 markas
Muḩāfaz̧at al MinūfīyahShibīn al Kawm4.7 M · 5 markas
Muḩāfaz̧at al MinyāMinya6.5 M · 8 markas
Muḩāfaz̧at al QalyūbīyahBanhā6.2 M · 4 markas · seat ≠ largest
Muḩāfaz̧at ash SharqīyahZagazig7.9 M · 10 markas
Muḩāfaz̧at AswānAswān1.7 M · 3 markas
Muḩāfaz̧at AsyūţAssiut5.2 M · 8 markas
Muḩāfaz̧at Banī SuwayfBanī Suwayf3.6 M · 8 markas
Muḩāfaz̧at MaţrūḩMarsá Maţrūḩ539 k · 1 marka
Muḩāfaz̧at QināQina3.7 M · 6 markas
Muḩāfaz̧at SūhājSohag5.9 M · 9 markas
New ValleyAl Khārjah271 k · 4 markas
North SinaiArīsh451 k · 5 markas
Port SaidPort Said789 k
Red Sea GovernorateHurghada410 k
South Sinai GovernorateEl-Tor117 k · 1 marka
SuezSuez843 k

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