This page gathers the historic cities, events and structures located within the modern borders of Egypt, and the civilizations that ruled this geography. Locations are matched to the data on the interactive map.
Civilizations that ruled these lands (8)
Historic cities (8)
- Thebes · 3200 BCE
- Memphis · 3100 BCE
- Heliopolis · 3000 BCE
- Amarna · 1346 BCE
- Alexandria · 331 BCE
- Fustat · 641 CE
- Cairo · 969 CE
- Cairo (Modern) · 969 CE
Events on this geography (top 80)
- 1517 CEBattle of Ridaniya
- 1869 CEOpening of the Suez Canal
- 969 CEFoundation of Cairo
- 1956 CESuez Crisis
- 1973 CEYom Kippur War
- 2015 CEMetrojet Flight 9268
- 1798 CENapoleon's Egyptian Campaign
- 1997 CELuxor massacre
- 2005 CE2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks
- 2011 CESinai insurgency
- 2012 CEPort Said Stadium riot
- 2017 CE2017 Sinai mosque attack
- 2017 CEPalm Sunday church bombings
- 1952 CECairo Fire
- 1970 CEBahr El-Baqar primary school bombing
- 1981 CEassassination of Anwar Sadat
- 2011 CE2011 Alexandria bombing
- 2013 CEAugust 2013 Rabaa massacre
- 2016 CEBotroseya Church bombing
- 2017 CE2017 Minya bus attack
- 2024 CETel al-Sultan camp airstrike
- 2025 CEMarch 2025 Rafah humanitarian convoy attacks
- 3300 BCEBirth of Hieroglyphs
- 3100 BCEUnification of Egypt under Narmer
- 2670 BCEStep Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara
- 2560 BCEGreat Pyramid of Giza
- 2560 BCEConstruction of the Great Pyramid
- 1550 BCEExpulsion of the Hyksos by Ahmose I
- 1353 BCEAkhenaten's Religious Revolution
- 295 BCEFounding of the Library of Alexandria
- 1517 CEThe Battle of Ridaniya and the Conquest of Egypt
- 1967 CERas Sedr massacre
- 1999 CEKosheh massacres
- 2004 CE2004 Sinai bombings
- 2009 CE2009 Khan el-Khalili bombing
- 2010 CENag Hammadi massacre
- 2012 CEAugust 2012 southern Israel cross-border attack
- 2017 CEAttack on Saint Menas church
- 2018 CE2018 Minya bus attack
- 2019 CE2019 Cairo bombing
- 2023 CE2023 Alexandria shooting
- 7500 BCENabta Playa
- 4000 BCEDonkey Domestication
- 2670 BCEStep Pyramid of Djoser
- 2055 BCEEgyptian Middle Kingdom
- 1650 BCEHyksos Invasion of Egypt
- 1650 BCEHyksos Conquest of Egypt
- 1479 BCEReign of Hatshepsut
- 1353 BCEAkhenaten & Atenism
- 1264 BCEAbu Simbel
- 300 BCEEuclid’s Elements
- 1021 CEIbn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
- 1800 CERevolt of Cairo (1800)
- 1942 CESecond Battle of El Alamein
- 1971 CEassassination of Wasfi Tal
- 2002 CEAtzmona Massacre
- 2005 CE2005 Alexandria riot
- 2012 CESeptember 2012 southern Israel cross-border attack
- 2013 CEJune 2013 Egyptian protests
- 2024 CEKilling of Sidra Hassouna
- 2024 CE4 December 2024 al-Mawasi attack
- 2024 CE12 February 2024 Rafah strikes
- 280 BCEAristarchus's Heliocentric Model (c. 280 BCE)
- 280 BCEThe Lighthouse of Alexandria (c. 280 BCE)
- 270 BCECtesibius's Water Clock and Pneumatic Devices (c. 270 BCE)
- 250 BCEThe Septuagint: The Greek Translation of Scripture (c. 250 BCE)
- 250 BCEThe Golden Age of the Library of Alexandria (250–50 BCE)
- 246 BCEPtolemy III Euergetes: Egypt at Its Height (246–221 BCE)
- 240 BCEEratosthenes Measures the Earth
- 240 BCEEratosthenes Calculates the Diameter of the Earth (c. 240 BCE)
- 217 BCEThe Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV and Antiochus III (217 BCE)
- 200 BCEThe Maturing of the Synagogue as an Institution in the Diaspora (200 BCE)
- 200 BCERome's Growing Influence over Egypt (200–50 BCE)
- 51 BCEThe Last Ptolemaic Ruler: Cleopatra VII (51–30 BCE)
- 48 BCECaesar's Journey to Egypt and Cleopatra (48–47 BCE)
- 30 BCEEgypt Becomes a Roman Province (30 BCE)
- 30 BCEPhilo of Alexandria and Jewish-Greek Philosophy (c. 30 BCE – 50 CE)
- 1 CEThe Battle of Actium (31 BCE) and the Annexation of Egypt to Rome
- 70 CEHeron's Aeolipile: The First Steam Device
- 180 CEThe Rooting of the Coptic Church of Egypt
Architectural sites (7)
Sıkça sorulan sorular
- Which civilizations lived on the lands of Egypt?
- Ancient Egypt, Ayyubid Dynasty, Byzantine Empire, Fatimid Caliphate, Mamluk Sultanate, New Kingdom of Egypt, Ptolemaic Egypt, Roman Empire.
- What are the oldest historic cities on the lands of Egypt?
- Thebes (3200 BCE), Memphis (3100 BCE), Heliopolis (3000 BCE), Amarna (1346 BCE), Alexandria (331 BCE), Fustat (641 CE).
- How many historic cities are within the modern borders of Egypt?
- 8 historic cities are recorded within the borders of Egypt.