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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.
  • 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)
Cairo
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Flag
Seal
Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center)
Coordinates:
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State Party  Egypt
Type Cultural
Criteria i, iii, vi
Reference 86
Region North Africa

Inscription History
Inscription 1979  (3rd Session)
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Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah
Arab Republic of Egypt


Flag Coat of arms
Anthem
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Herakleopolis Magna is the Greek name of the capital of the Twentieth nome (administrative division) of ancient Egypt. It was called Henen-nesut, Nen-nesu, or Hwt-nen-nesu in ancient Egyptian, meaning 'house of the royal child.
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State Party  Egypt
Type Cultural
Criteria i, iii, vi
Reference 87
Region Arab States

Inscription History
Inscription 1979  (3rd Session)
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Avaris (Egyptian: ħ.t wʕr.t, Hatwaret, Greek: αυαρις, Auaris), thought to be located at Tell el-Dab'a
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The site of Amarna (commonly known as el-Amarna or incorrectly as Tel el-Amarna; see below) (Arabic: العمارنة al-‘amārnä
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Djanet (ḏˁn.t)
in hieroglyphs
<hiero>D:a-n:t*Z1-mw:N36-N21:niwt-.- or D:a-n:,:t*niwt</hiero>

Tanis (Τάνις), the Greek name of ancient Djanet
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Nbtah is a city in Egypt.

It was once the capital city of Egypt from 945 BC until 633 BC, when the capital city was changed to Sais.

Preceded by
Tanis Capital of Egypt
945 BC - 633 BC Succeeded by
Sais
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Sais or Sa el-Hagar was an ancient Egyptian town in the Western Nile Delta on the Canopic branch of the Nile.[1] It was the provincial capital of the fifth nome of Lower Egypt and became the seat of power during the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt and the Saite
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Al-Askar (Arabic: العسكر) was the capital of Egypt from 750-868 AD, when the Abbasid caliphate was in power in Egypt.
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Al-Qatta'i (Arabic: القطائـع) was the short-lived Tulunid capital of Egypt, founded by Ahmad ibn Tulun in the year 868 CE. Al-Qatta'i was located immediately to the northeast of the previous capital, Al-'Askar, which in turn was
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Cairo
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Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center)
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