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Egypt Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Egypt with its 27 first-level divisions, the capital Cairo and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Egypt

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 27 units

Egypt is divided into 27 first-level administrative divisions:

Ad DaqahliyahAl Bahr al AhmarAl BuhayrahAl FayyumAl GharbiyahAl IskandariyahAl Isma`iliyahAl JizahAl MinufiyahAl MinyaAl QahirahAl QalyubiyahAl Wadi at JadidAs SuwaysAsh SharqiyahAswanAsyutBani SuwayfBur Sa`idDumyatJanub Sina'Kafr ash ShaykhLuxorMatruhQinaShamal Sina'Suhaj

Largest cities in Egypt

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1CairoCapital11,893,000
2Alexandria4,165,000
3Giza2,681,863
4Ismaïlia656,135
5Bur Said623,864
6Luxor609,248
7El Mansura600,000
8Sohag600,000
9Suez508,335
10Damanhûr500,000

Cairo is the largest urban area in Egypt with about 11,893,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Egypt: ≈ 2,617 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Rosetta Branch
  • Suez Canal
  • Damietta Branch
  • Ismailiya Canal
  • Nile

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake Nasser
  • Great Bitter Lake

Ethnic groups in Egypt

CIA World Factbook · 2006
Egyptian
99.7%other
0.3%

Egyptian 99.7%, other 0.3% (2006 est.)

Regionally, Egyptian is the most common ethnic group across most of the 27 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2006 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Egypt

CIA World Factbook
Muslim
90%Christian
10%

Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10%

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 27 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Egypt

CIA World Factbook

Arabic (official); English and French widely understood by educated classes

Regionally, Arabic is the most common language group across most of the 27 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.