Capital of Egypt

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The current capital of Egypt is Cairo. owever, in the course of history, Egypt's capital has repeatedly changed.

[edit] List of Egyptian capitals

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This is a list of Egyptian capitals in a chronological order.

  • Memphis: (3100 BC - 2180 BC) the first capital of Egypt.
  • Herakleopolis: (2180 BC - 2060 BC)
  • Thebes: first time (2060 BC - 1785 BC)
  • Avaris: (1785 BC - 1580 BC)
  • Thebes: second time (1580 BC - c. 1353 BC)
  • Akhetaten: (c. 1353 BC - c. 1332 BC)
  • Thebes: third time (c. 1332 BC - 1085 BC)
  • Tanis: (1085 BC - 945 BC)
  • Nbtah: (945 BC - 633 BC)
  • Sais:( 633 BC - 332 BC)
  • Alexandria: (332 BC - 641 AD)
  • Al-Fustat: First time (641 AD - 750 AD)
  • Al-Askar: (750 - 868 AD)
  • Al-Qatta'i: (868 - 905 AD)
  • Al-Fustat: second time (905 - 969 AD)
  • Al-Qahira (Cairo): the present capital (969 AD - Present


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