Highest Elevation in Egypt

Top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation

Best Egypt Cities

Composite rankings combining multiple weighted metrics, 4 topics from climate and air quality data.

Best Climate Cities
Warm temperatures, plenty of sunshine and clean air.
Cleanest Air Cities
Lowest pollution levels for healthy outdoor living.
Sunniest Cities
Most days of sunshine per year, with warm and dry climate.
Most Urban Cities
Densely populated city centers with the largest urban footprints.
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Highest Elevation - Egypt

1 New Cairo 11 889 ft
2 Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah 751 ft
3 Badr 11 709 ft
4 El Shorouk 11 627 ft
5 Ash-Shaykh Zāyid 08 436 ft
6 Al Bawīţī 08 430 ft
7 Al-Minyā al-Jadīdah 10 420 ft
8 6th of October City 08 413 ft
9 Mūţ 13 374 ft
10 An-Najaylah 22 367 ft
11 Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān 14 364 ft
12 Kom Ombo 16 354 ft
13 Aswān 16 325 ft
14 Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī 02 318 ft
15 Darāw 16 315 ft
16 Edfu 16 295 ft
17 Luxor 28 292 ft
18 Aţ Ţārif 13 289 ft
19 Al Bayāḑīyah 28 282 ft
20 Esna 23 282 ft
21 As Sibā‘īyah 16 282 ft
22 Armant 23 279 ft
23 Al Başalīyah Baḩrī 16 276 ft
24 Ţūd 28 272 ft
25 Qūş 23 272 ft
26 Akhmīm 24 269 ft
27 Naqādah 23 269 ft
28 Al Khārjah 13 266 ft
29 Qina 23 262 ft
30 Jarājūs 23 262 ft
31 Dishnā 23 259 ft
32 Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 28 259 ft
33 Nag Hammâdi 23 256 ft
34 Girga 24 256 ft
35 Qifţ 23 253 ft
36 Farshūţ 23 253 ft
37 Al Waqf 23 253 ft
38 Al Balyanā 24 243 ft
39 Al Minshāh 24 243 ft
40 Abū Ţisht 23 233 ft
41 Abū Tīj 17 230 ft
42 Dār as Salām 24 226 ft
43 Sohag 24 220 ft
44 Sāqultah 24 220 ft
45 Ţimā 24 217 ft
46 Ţahţā 24 217 ft
47 Juhaynah 24 213 ft
48 Al Marāghah 24 213 ft
49 Şidfā 17 203 ft
50 Al Badārī 17 203 ft
51 Al Ghanāyim 17 200 ft
52 As Sāḩil 17 200 ft
53 Rafaḩ 27 197 ft
54 An Nāşirīyah 17 194 ft
55 Manfalūţ 17 190 ft
56 Assiut 17 184 ft
57 Abnūb 17 180 ft
58 Al Qūşīyah 17 177 ft
59 Abū Qurqāş 10 177 ft
60 Mallawī 10 174 ft
61 Minya 10 171 ft
62 Dayrūţ 17 167 ft
63 Dayr Mawās 10 167 ft
64 Banī ‘Ubayd 10 157 ft
65 Madīnat an Naşr 11 154 ft
66 Banī Suwayf al Jadīdah 02 151 ft
67 Madīnat as Sādāt 03 141 ft
68 Samālūţ 10 135 ft
69 Al Fashn 18 128 ft
70 Maghāghah 10 128 ft
71 Burj al ‘Arab al Jadīdah 06 128 ft
72 Maţāy 10 125 ft
73 Banī Mazār 10 125 ft
74 New Bani Sewif City 18 121 ft
75 Bibā 18 115 ft
76 Al Wāsiţah 04 108 ft
77 Al ‘Idwah 10 108 ft
78 Banī Suwayf 18 108 ft
79 Sumusţā al Waqf 18 105 ft
80 Būsh 18 102 ft
81 Aţfīḩ 08 102 ft
82 El Dabaa 22 98 ft
83 Ain Sukhna 15 98 ft
84 Al Fayyum 04 95 ft
85 Ihnāsīyah 18 92 ft
86 Ḩalwān 11 92 ft
87 Sumusţā as Sulţānī 18 92 ft
88 Aş Şaff 08 89 ft
89 Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā 11 89 ft
90 Burj al ‘Arab 06 85 ft
91 Shubrā al Khaymah 12 85 ft
92 Aş Şāliḩīyah al Jadīdah 14 85 ft
93 Awsīm 08 82 ft
94 Al ‘Ayyāţ 08 82 ft
95 Sīdī Barānī 22 79 ft
96 Ash Shaykh Zuwayd 27 79 ft
97 Al Badrashayn 08 79 ft
98 Shibīn al Kawm 09 75 ft
99 Fāyīd 07 75 ft
100 Al Khuşūş 12 75 ft

Explore the top 100 cities ranked by highest elevation in Egypt.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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