List of historical capitals of Egypt
The current capital of Egypt is Cairo. Over the course of history, however, Egypt's capital has repeatedly changed.
List of Egyptian capitals
This is a list of Egyptian capitals in a chronological order.
- Thinis (Actual Location Unknown) (before 2950 BC) the first capital of Upper and Lower Egypt
- Memphis: (2950 BC - 2180 BC) - I - VIII dynasties
- Herakleopolis Magna: (2180 BC - 2060 BC) - IX and X dynasties
- Thebes: (2135 BC - 1985 BC) - XI dynasty
- Itjtawy: (1985 BC - 1785 BC) - XII dynasty
- Thebes: (1785 BC - 1650 BC) - XIII dynasty
- Xois: (1715 BC - 1650 BC) - XIV dynasty
- Avaris: (1650 BC - 1580 BC) - XV dynasty (Hyksos)
XVI dynasty was Hyksos, capital unknown (perhaps in the Kingdom of Kush).
- Thebes: (1650 BC - c. 1353 BC) - XVII dynasty and XVIII dynasty before Akhenaten
- Akhetaten: (c. 1353 BC - c. 1332 BC) - Akhenaten of XVIII dynasty
- Thebes: (c. 1332 BC - 1279 BC) - XVIII dynasty and XIX dynasty before Ramesses II
- Memphis: XIX dynasty during rule of Seti I only
- Pi-Ramesses: (1279 BC - 1078 BC) - XIX dynasty starting from Ramesses II and XX dynasty
- Tanis: (1078 BC - 945 BC) - XXI dynasty
- Bubastis: (945 BC - 715 BC) - XXII dynasty
- Tanis: (818 BC - 715 BC) - XXIII dynastyr
- Sais: (725 BC - 715 BC) - XXIV dynasty
- Napata/Memphis (715 BC - 664 BC): The Kushite XXV dynasty rulers were based in Napata, Sudan but ruled Egypt from Memphis
- Sais: (664 BC - 525 BC) - XXVI dynasty
XXVII dynasty was Persian.
- Sais: (404 BC - 399 BC) - XXVIII dynasty
- Mendes: (399 BC - 380 BC) - XXIX dynasty
- Sebennytos: (380 BC - 333 BC) - XXX dynasty
XXXI dynasty was Greek.
- Alexandria: (332 BC - 641 AD)
Muslim period.
- Al-Fustat: (641 AD - 750 AD)
- Al-Askar: (750 - 868 AD)
- Al-Qata'i: (868 - 905 AD)
- Al-Fustat: (905 - 969 AD)
- Al-Qahira (Cairo): the present capital (969 AD - Present)
See also
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