Egyptian cities are cities that can be founded by the Egyptian civilization in Call to Power II. The first city founded is the capital, and the names of future cities are chosen in the order they appear on the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
List of cities[]
Founding Order | City Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
1 | Cairo | |
2 | Thebes | Greek name for the Egyptian city of Waset; religious center |
3 | Alexandria | Major historical port city, home of Great Library and Great Lighthouse |
4 | Memphis | Ancient capital of Aneb-Hetch, the first nome of Lower Egypt |
5 | Giza | District of Cairo with is home to the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx |
6 | Elephantine | An island in the Nile River, part of modern Aswan, Egypt |
7 | Oryx | The 16th nome of Upper Egypt |
8 | Sinai | |
9 | Busiris | Important necropolis and a centre for the cult of Osiris |
10 | Athribis | Greek name for two different ancient Egyptian cities |
11 | Tanis | Known as Thebes of Lower Egypt |
12 | Bubastis | Greek for the town of Per-Bast, now known as Tell Basta |
13 | Sebennytos | |
14 | Hermopolis | The site of ancient Khum, near modern El Ashmunein |
15 | Meydum | |
16 | Rosetta | |
17 | Lisht | Modern village near the ancient city of el-Lisht |
18 | Naucratis | |
19 | Hawara | An archaeological site at the entrance to the Fayyum Oasis |
20 | Abusir | |
21 | Edfu | Site of the temple of Horus |
22 | Buto | City that worshipped the goddess Wadjet |
23 | Philae | |
24 | Esna | |
25 | Dendera | |
26 | Naqada | |
27 | Abydos | Capital of the Eighth nome |
28 | Saqqara | |
29 | Coptos | |
30 | Gebelein | |
Remade in Apolyton Edition | ||
1 | Memphis | Ancient capital of Aneb-Hetch, the first nome of Lower Egypt |
2 | Elephantine | An island in the Nile River, part of modern Aswan, Egypt |
3 | Karnak | Temple complex built in the middle kingdom |
4 | Luxor | Modern city formerly known as Thebes |
6 | Asyut | Capital of the Asyut governorate |
8 | Abydos | Capital of the Eighth nome |
13 | El-Amarna | |
14 | Akhmim | Current name for Apu |
15 | Armant | Modern and ancient city near Thebes |
16 | Sakha | |
18 | Balat | Modern city built over an ancient site |
23 | Ikkur | |
27 | Abu Simbel | |
29 | Aniba | Tomb of Aniba |
Added in Apolyton Edition | ||
31 | Rhinocolura | |
32 | Mirgissa | |
33 | Buhen | |
34 | Quban | |
35 | El-Ashmunein | Hermopolis in Greek; also the name of a nearby modern town |
36 | Mendes | Capital of the 16th Lower Egyptian nome of Kha, until it was replaced by Thmuis |
37 | Serabit | |
38 | Kahun | Village of the workers that constructed the Pyramids |
39 | Raqote | Small settlement where Alexandria was founded |
40 | Pithom | One of the cities which, according to Exodus 1:11, was built for the Pharaoh of the oppression by the forced labor of the Israelites |
41 | Avaris | Ancient city in the Nile Delta; absorbed into Pi-Ramesses |
42 | Meinarti | |
43 | Faras | |
44 | Canopus | |
45 | Uronati | |
46 | Semna | Region in ancient Nubia |
47 | Kumma | |
48 | Sai | |
49 | Dorginarti | |
50 | Arsinoe | Capital of the Faiyum Governorate |
See also[]
- Egyptian cities in other games