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Smallest Cities in Egypt

Top 100 cities ranked by smallest cities

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Smallest Cities — Egypt

1 Al Yāsīnīyah 03 6,886
2 Al ‘Alamayn 22 7,400
3 Dahab 26 8,000
4 Marsa Alam 02 10,000
5 Râs el-Barr 01 10,213
6 Shalātīn 02 12,421
7 Shalateen 02 12,443
8 El Gouna 02 15,000
9 Al Bawīţī 08 15,653
10 Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī 02 16,190
11 As Sallūm 22 16,545
12 Al-Minyā al-Jadīdah 10 17,470
13 Kafr Sa‘d 20 18,120
14 Abū Ţisht 23 18,194
15 Al Ḩammām 22 18,407
16 Manshīyat al Qanāţir 08 19,185
17 An-Najaylah 22 19,768
18 Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 28 20,000
19 Timayy al Imdīd 01 20,389
20 Jarājūs 23 20,427
21 Mīt Abū Ghālib 20 20,470
22 As Sibā‘īyah 16 21,610
23 An Nāşirīyah 17 22,435
24 Burj al ‘Arab 06 22,444
25 Munsha‘at Abū ‘Umar 14 22,543
26 An Nūbārīyah 03 23,282
27 Al Bayāḑīyah 28 23,550
28 Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq 04 23,965
29 Qifţ 23 24,010
30 Ar Riyāḑ 21 24,254
31 Al Qaşşāşīn 14 24,364
32 Al Quşayr 02 24,653
33 Sīwah 22 25,031
34 Al ‘Idwah 10 26,092
35 Bi’r al ‘Abd 27 26,330
36 Ash Shaykh Zuwayd 27 26,713
37 Naqādah 23 26,774
38 Mūţ 13 26,820
39 Aţfīḩ 08 26,943
40 Az Zarqā 20 26,955
41 El Dabaa 22 27,697
42 Badr 03 28,091
43 Sīdī Ghāzī 21 28,136
44 New Bani Sewif City 18 29,117
45 As Sarw 20 29,286
46 Şidfā 17 30,228
47 Ţūd 28 30,780
48 Kafr Shukr 09 30,948
49 Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah 14 30,969
50 Ar-Rawḍah 20 31,240
51 Al Qanţarah 07 31,808
52 Maḩallat Damanah 01 31,921
53 Quţūr 05 32,043
54 Banī Suwayf al Jadīdah 02 32,278
55 Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta 14 32,763
56 Awlād Şaqr 14 32,840
57 Al Başalīyah Baḩrī 16 32,920
58 Badr 11 32,940
59 Sāqultah 24 34,273
60 Al Maḩmūdīyah 03 34,660
61 Al Waqf 23 34,723
62 Fāyīd 07 35,066
63 Qahā 12 36,225
64 Sumusţā as Sulţānī 18 37,260
65 ‘Izbat al Burj 01 37,953
66 Dār as Salām 24 38,008
67 Sīdī Barānī 22 38,253
68 El-Tor 26 38,285
69 Sharm el-Sheikh 26 38,478
70 Aţ Ţārif 13 38,871
71 Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn 03 41,186
72 Shubrākhīt 03 41,233
73 Abū Ḩammād 14 43,001
74 Fāraskūr 20 43,400
75 Muţūbas 21 43,899
76 Rafaḩ 27 44,215
77 Ar Raḩmānīyah 03 44,482
78 Kafr Şaqr 14 44,529
79 Sīdī Sālim 21 44,709
80 Ras Gharib 02 44,852
81 Kafr al Kurdī 01 44,905
82 Al ‘Ayn as Sukhnah 15 45,552
83 Ain Sukhna 15 45,552
84 Aş Şalāḩāt 01 45,557
85 Al ‘Ayyāţ 08 45,793
86 As Sanţah 05 45,813
87 Burj al ‘Arab al Jadīdah 06 45,865
88 Banī ‘Ubayd 10 46,060
89 At Tall al Kabīr 14 46,962
90 Zaafarana 02 46,993
91 Aga 01 47,013
92 Kafr al Baţţīkh 20 47,198
93 Mīt Salsīl 01 48,166
94 Qillīn 21 48,233
95 Al Ḩusaynīyah 14 50,651
96 Birkat as Sab‘ 09 50,924
97 Balţīm 21 51,280
98 Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā 11 51,741
99 Ţūkh 12 52,593
100 ‘Izbat ‘Alī as Sayyid 03 53,079

The smallest cities in Egypt (with populations above 5,000) offer a different quality of life compared to major metropolitan areas. Al Yāsīnīyah has a population of just 6,886. These communities often feature lower costs of living, stronger neighborhood connections, and less congestion.

Small cities can offer significant advantages for residents seeking affordable housing, shorter commutes, and a close-knit community feel. Many serve as regional centers for surrounding rural areas, providing essential services while maintaining a small-town atmosphere.

Despite their smaller size, many of these cities have thriving local economies, good school systems, and access to outdoor recreation. They represent an alternative to the fast-paced lifestyle of major metropolitan areas.

Did You Know?

  • 1. At 6,886 residents, Al Yāsīnīyah is smaller than a single large apartment complex in New York City.
  • 2. Small cities (5,000-10,000) make up the majority of incorporated places in the United States.
  • 3. Many of the smallest cities serve as county seats or regional service centers for surrounding rural communities.

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