Egyptian cities are cities that can be founded by the Egyptian civilization in Civilization VI and its expansions. The first city founded is the 
Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen at random from the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
List of cities[]
| City Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Capital
| |
| Râ-Kedet (under Cleopatra) | (𓂋𓏤𓂝𓀨𓏏𓊖) City in Northern Egypt, which later became a district of Alexandria |
| Thebes (under Ramses II) | Also known as Waset (𓋆𓏏𓊖), capital of Egypt mainly during the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom in what is now Luxor |
| Cities | |
| Memphis | Also known as Men-Nefer (𓏠𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉴𓊖), capital of Jnb-ḥḏ (𓈠 "White Fortress") Nome |
| Akhetaten | (𓈌𓏏𓉐𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳) Capital of Pharaoh Akhenaten, during the Amarna Period |
| Shedet | (𓎔𓂧𓏏𓊖) Capital of Nꜥrt-Pḥt (𓉍 "Northern Naret-Tree") Nome |
| ỉwnw | (𓉺𓏌𓊖) Also known as On or Heliopolis, capital of Ḥqꜣ-ꜥḏ (𓈭 "Prospering Sceptre") Nome; a city-state in Gifts of the Nile |
| Swenett | (𓋴𓃹𓈖𓏏𓊖) Capital of Tꜣ-stı͗ (𓈶 "Land of the Bow") Nome, modern-day Aswan |
| Nekhen | (𓊕𓊖) Capital of Nḫn (𓈸 "Shrine") Nome; a city-state in Gifts of the Nile |
| Sais | (𓊃𓅭𓄿𓅱𓊖) Capital of Nt-Mḥtt (𓈤 "Northern Neith") Nome |
| Abydos | (𓍋𓃀𓈋𓊖) City in Tꜣ-Wr (𓈽 "Great Land") Nome |
| Apu | (𓇋𓊪𓅱𓊖) Capital of Mnw (𓈾 "Minu"-an Egyptian god) Nome |
| Edfu | (𓄑𓂧𓏏𓊖) Capital of Wṯs-Ḥrw (𓈷 "Throne of Horus") Nome |
| Mendes | (𓊽𓂧𓏏𓊖) Capital of Ḥꜣt-Mḥı͗t (𓈰 "Foremost of the Fish") Nome |
| Sena | (𓊃𓈖𓏭𓏏𓊖) City in Khenti-Iabti Nome, modern-day Esna |
| Cyrene | (Κυρήνη) Ancient Greek colony in Libya |
| Buto | (𓉐𓏤𓇅𓆓𓏏𓊖) City in Nt-Mḥtt (𓈤 "Northern Neith") Nome |
| Giza | Site of the Pyramid of Khufu (𓍹𓐍𓅱𓆑𓅱𓍺𓅜𓈀𓏏𓉴) and the Giza Necropolis, in Ḫpš (𓈡 "Cow's Thigh") Nome |
| Khmun | (𓏽𓏽𓏌𓅱𓊖𓏏𓏤) Also known as Hermopolis Magna, capital of Wnt (𓉆 "Hare") Nome |
| Asyut | (𓊃𓅭𓄿𓅱𓏏𓏭𓊖) Capital of Nedjfet Khentet Nome |
| Pithom | (𓉐𓏤𓏏𓍃𓐛𓏏𓊖) Capital of Ḥww-Gs-I͗ꜣbtı͗ (𓈨 "East Harpoon") Nome |
| Busiris | Also known as Djedu (𓊽𓊽𓅱𓊖), capital of ꜥnḏty (𓈩 "Andjety"-an Egyptian god) Nome |
| Piemro | (Ⲡⲓⲉⲙⲣⲱ) Coptic name of the Ancient Greek colony of Naúkratis (Ναύκρατις) in Ḥww-Gs-I͗mntı͗ (𓈧 "West Harpoon") Nome |
| Oryx | Also known as Mꜣ-Ḥḏ (𓉇), a nome of Upper Egypt |
| Hut-heryib | (𓉗𓏏𓉐𓏤𓇾𓁷𓄣𓏏𓊖) Also known as Athribis, capital of Km-Wr (𓈪 "Black Bull") Nome |
| Tanis | (𓆓𓂝𓈖𓏏𓊖) Capital of Ḫnty-I͗ꜣbtı͗ (𓈮 "Foremost of the East") Nome |
| Per-Bast | (𓉐𓅡𓊨𓏏𓊖) Capital of the I͗mtı͗-Ḫnty (𓈳 "Southern Prince") Nome |
| This | (𓏏𓈖𓏭𓌙𓊖) Capital of Ta-Wer Nome; a city-state in Gifts of the Nile |
| Arsinoe | (Ἀρσινόη) Ptolemaic Greek name of Shedet (see above) |
| Tjebnutjer | (𓊹𓍿𓃀𓊖) Capital of Ṯb-Nṯr (𓈬 "Calf and Cow") Nome |
| Akhmim | Modern name of Apu/Ipw, capital of Mnw Nome (see above) |
| Karnak | Temple complex in Thebes |
See also[]
- Egyptian cities in other games