Egyptian cities (Civ5)

Egyptian cities are cities that can be founded by the Egyptian civilization in Civilization V and its expansions. 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	Thebes	Greek name for the Egyptian city of Waset; religious center
2	Memphis	Near the Pyramids, ceremonial city often used for prolific burials (such as those of Pharaohs) and celebrations; actual capital of Egypt
3	Heliopolis	Greek name for the city of Iunu; ancient city near Cairo
4	Elephantine	An island in the Nile River, part of modern Aswan, Egypt
5	Alexandria	Major historical port city, home of Great Library and Great Lighthouse
6	Pi-Ramesses	City built by Ramesses II that served as his de facto capital
7	Giza	The third largest city in modern Egypt
8	Byblos	Shared with city-states list, not buildable if they are in the game
9	Akhetaten	Ancient city in the Amarna site; abandoned after the death of its namesake
10	Hieraconpolis	Greek name for Nekhen
11	Abydos	Capital of ancient Upper Egypt
12	Asyut	Near the modern city of the same name
13	Avaris	Ancient city in the Nile Delta; absorbed into Pi-Ramesses
14	Lisht	Modern village near the ancient city of el-Lisht
15	Buto	Now Tell al-Fara’in near Desouk, Egypt
16	Edfu	Also known as Behdet in ancient times, now a modern city on the Nile
17	Pithom	The exact location is uncertain; was also called Heroonopolis and Per-Atum
18	Busiris	The name of several ancient cities in Upper and Middle Egypt
19	Kahun	The village of the workers that constructed the Pyramids
20	Athribis	Greek name for two different ancient Egyptian cities
21	Mendes	Greek name for the ancient city of Djedet; known as Tell El-Ruba today
22	Elashmunein	El-Ashmunein or Hermopolis in Greek; also the name of a nearby modern town
23	Tanis	Greek for the town of Djanet
24	Bubastis	Greek for the town of Per-Bast, now known as Tell Basta
25	Oryx	Now the city of Minya, Egypt
26	Sebennytus	Ancient city in Lower Egypt
27	Akhmin	Modern city; ancient city was known as Khent-min
28	Karnak	Karnak Temple Complex
29	Luxor	Modern city formerly known as Thebes
30	El Kab	Area that includes the city of Nekhen (Hieraconpolis)
31	Armant	A modern and ancient city near Thebes
32	Balat	Modern city built over an ancient site
33	Ellahun	El-Lahun; a workers village for the Senusret II Pyramid
34	Kom Medinet Ghurab	An ancient city in Middle Egypt
35	Hawara	An archaeological site at the entrance to the Fayyum Oasis
36	Dashur	A necropolis known for the Dashur Pyramids
37	Raqote	A small settlement where Alexandria was founded
38	Damanhur	A modern and ancient city
39	Merimde	The name of the predynastic Egyptian culture or the site they occupied
40	Abusir	Archaeological site near Cairo, Egypt
41	Herakleopolis	Roman name for Nen-nesu
42	Akoris	Greek for the modern city of Tihna al-Gabal
43	Benihasan	Beni Hasan is an ancient Egyptian cemetery
44	Tasa	The name of the site where the predynastic Tasain culture existed
45	Badari	The name of the site where the predynastic Badarian culture existed
46	Hermopolis	The site of ancient Khum, near modern El Ashmunein
47	Amrah	El Amrah is an ancient cemetery in Egypt
48	Negade	The process of Egyptian unification started in ancient Nagada
49	Koptos	Greek for the city of Qift, Egypt
50	Hermonthis	Greek for the city of Armant
51	Ombos	Alternative name of the city of Naqada
52	Aniba	The Tomb of Aniba
53	Soleb	An ancient town in Nubia, or a necropolis
54	Semna	A region in ancient Nubia
55	Amara	The archaeological site that contains Akhetaten

See also

• Egyptian cities in other games