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 , 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
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