Least Dense in Egypt

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Least Dense — Egypt

1 Al Yāsīnīyah 03 1/mi²

2 Abū Ţisht 23 4/mi²

3 Al ‘Idwah 10 4/mi²

4 Aţfīḩ 08 4/mi²

5 Jarājūs 23 4/mi²

6 Şidfā 17 4/mi²

7 Qifţ 23 5/mi²

8 Badr 03 5/mi²

9 Naqādah 23 5/mi²

10 Sumusţā as Sulţānī 18 5/mi²

11 Al Waqf 23 7/mi²

12 Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn 03 7/mi²

13 As Sāḩil 17 7/mi²

14 Al Badārī 17 8/mi²

15 Dār as Salām 24 8/mi²

16 Al Wāsiţah 04 8/mi²

17 Aş Şaff 08 9/mi²

18 Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 04 9/mi²

19 Awlād Şaqr 14 9/mi²

20 ‘Izbat ‘Alī as Sayyid 03 9/mi²

21 Sumusţā al Waqf 18 9/mi²

22 Kawm Ḩamādah 03 10/mi²

23 Al Ghanāyim 17 10/mi²

24 Al Marāghah 24 10/mi²

25 Munsha‘at Abū ‘Umar 14 10/mi²

26 Abū Ḩummuş 03 11/mi²

27 Al Qaşşāşīn 14 11/mi²

28 Nag Hammâdi 23 12/mi²

29 Ad Dilinjāt 03 12/mi²

30 Dishnā 23 13/mi²

31 Ain Sukhna 15 13/mi²

32 Al ‘Ayn as Sukhnah 15 13/mi²

33 Mīt Salsīl 01 13/mi²

34 Al Balyanā 24 14/mi²

35 Bibā 18 14/mi²

36 Al Qūşīyah 17 14/mi²

37 Zaafarana 02 14/mi²

38 Farshūţ 23 14/mi²

39 Juhaynah 24 14/mi²

40 Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah 14 14/mi²

41 Dayrūţ 17 14/mi²

42 Ḩawsh ‘Īsá 03 14/mi²

43 Abū Tīj 17 15/mi²

44 Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta 14 15/mi²

45 Al ‘Ayyāţ 08 15/mi²

46 Ţūd 28 16/mi²

47 Al Fashn 18 16/mi²

48 Manfalūţ 17 16/mi²

49 Muţūbas 21 16/mi²

50 Fāyīd 07 17/mi²

51 Banī Mazār 10 17/mi²

52 Sīdī Sālim 21 17/mi²

53 Maghāghah 10 17/mi²

54 Ţimā 24 19/mi²

55 Balţīm 21 19/mi²

56 Abū Ḩammād 14 20/mi²

57 Kafr Şaqr 14 20/mi²

58 Shirbīn 01 21/mi²

59 Al Ḩāmūl 21 22/mi²

60 At Tall al Kabīr 14 22/mi²

61 Al Burj 21 23/mi²

62 Burj al ‘Arab 06 23/mi²

63 Al Ḩusaynīyah 14 23/mi²

64 Kafr Shukr 09 24/mi²

65 Ţahţā 24 25/mi²

66 Al ‘Alamayn 22 27/mi²

67 Aş Şāliḩīyah al Jadīdah 14 27/mi²

68 Girga 24 28/mi²

69 Al Jammālīyah 01 28/mi²

70 Ţāmiyah 04 28/mi²

71 Dahab 26 29/mi²

72 As Sarw 20 30/mi²

73 Ibshawāy 04 33/mi²

74 Biyalā 21 33/mi²

75 Mashtūl as Sūq 14 35/mi²

76 As Sinbillāwayn 01 35/mi²

77 Fuwwah 21 35/mi²

78 Al Manzalah 01 36/mi²

79 Diyarb Najm 14 37/mi²

80 Râs el-Barr 01 38/mi²

81 Abū Qurqāş 10 38/mi²

82 Bilqās 01 38/mi²

83 Quţūr 05 41/mi²

84 Shalātīn 02 42/mi²

85 Shalateen 02 42/mi²

86 Mīt Ghamr 01 43/mi²

87 Minyā al Qamḩ 14 45/mi²

88 Al Maţarīyah 01 45/mi²

89 Kafr al Kurdī 01 47/mi²

90 Burj al ‘Arab al Jadīdah 06 47/mi²

91 Al Bawīţī 08 56/mi²

92 Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī 02 56/mi²

93 As Sanţah 05 58/mi²

94 Kafr Sa‘d 20 67/mi²

95 Al Ḩammām 22 67/mi²

96 Manshīyat al Qanāţir 08 70/mi²

97 Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 28 70/mi²

98 An-Najaylah 22 73/mi²

99 Timayy al Imdīd 01 75/mi²

100 As Sibā‘īyah 16 75/mi²

The least densely populated cities in Egypt offer spacious living with more land per resident. Al Yāsīnīyah has just 1 people per square mile. These cities provide room to spread out with larger lot sizes and more open space.

Low-density cities typically feature more single-family homes with larger yards, easier parking, and less traffic congestion. They appeal to families seeking space, privacy, and access to nature without moving to a fully rural area.

While the spread-out nature of these cities means longer drives to amenities and greater reliance on personal vehicles, many residents value the trade-off for quieter neighborhoods and a more relaxed pace of life.

Did You Know?

1. In Al Yāsīnīyah, there are only 1 people per square mile — each resident has roughly 23,232,000 square feet of city space.
2. Low-density cities often have significantly lower housing costs due to more available land for development.
3. Many of the least dense cities are located in the western United States, where vast open spaces define the landscape.

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