Paris

Paree (alternative deliberate humorous misspelling)
Parish (alternative)
Parris (alternative)
Parrish (alternative)
Pares (alternative)

desctree

→ Arabic: بارِيس (bārīs), بَارِيز (bārīz) — dated, پَارِيس (pārīs) — rare
→ Afar: Baaríis
→ Somali: Baaríis

→ Hindi: पेरिस (peris)

→ Urdu: پَیرِس (pairis)
→ Punjabi: پَیرَس (pairas)

From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh.

der

General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger

A locale named after the French city.
A hamlet in New Valley, Egypt.


Cairo

Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)

Caherah (alternative)
Al-Caherah (alternative)

A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.


Alexandria

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Alexandria.wav

From Middle English Alexandria, from Old English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.

Алекса́ндрия

any of a number of cities bearing the same name

A city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse.


Alex

Nickname for Alexandria: a major city in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt.


Nubia

The origin of this word is contested. At root it is probably a geographical rather than an ethnic designation. (See Nubians § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia). The related term Noba was used (with some uncertainty even among the writers as to its meaning) both for a people already living in the area and for those who conquered it in the 4th century CE.

pedia

The region of the upper Nile valley now part of Sudan and far-southern Egypt.


Stanley

From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”).
* The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names.
The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.

named-after

Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:

A neighbourhood near the centre of Alexandria, Egypt.


Fleming

From Middle English flameng, from late Old English Flæmingi, from Old Norse Flǽmingr, Middle Dutch Vlaminc, Vleminc, from Old Frisian (unattested) (compare West Frisian Flaming), from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (“flowing, current (water)”) and the patronymic suffix *-ingaz (“belonging to, descended from”). More at Flanders.


Canopus

An ancient coastal city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance.


Assyria

Learned borrowing from Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία (Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr, “Assur”), its original capital. Doublet of Syria.

(historical) An ancient Semitic Akkadian kingdom and at times an empire, extant from the mid-23rd century BCE to 608 BCE and centred on the Upper Tigris river in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq, but at its maximum extent including parts of modern Iran, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Egypt).


Suez Canal

A canal in Egypt linking the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.


Heliopolis

Borrowed from Latin Hēliopolis, from Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis, “Sun City”), from the important solar cults of Ra and Baal. Doublet of Surajpur.

(historical) The ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt.


El Alamein

A Mediterranean port town in northern Egypt. During World War II, two major battles were fought around El Alamein.


Suez

From Arabic اَلسُّوَيْس (as-suways), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + سويس, of uncertain origin but sometimes connected to South Levantine Arabic forms of سُوس (sūs, “licorice”). A folk etymology sometimes relates it to a supposed Egyptian suan (“beginning”), but this appears to be a ghost word or misinterpretation as no such word exists.

A governorate of Egypt around the city and canal.


Sinai

From Vulgate Latin Sinai, from Ancient Greek Σινάι (Sinái), from Hebrew סִינַי (Sináy).

A peninsula in eastern Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia.


Hurghada

/həɹˈɡɑː.də/

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic الْغَرْدَقَة.

bor+

الْغَرْدَقَة

Red Sea Governorate
Red Sea Governorate#English

A touristic seaside city in the Red Sea Governorate, Egypt.


Hawara

From Arabic هَوَارَة (hawāra) which in turn is from Demotic ḥw.t-wr.t (“the great mansion”), from Egyptian ḥwt (“enclosure, mansion”) + wrt (“large, great”).

A village in Egypt, and an Ancient Egyptian site near it, south of Crocodilopolis / Arsinoe, with a pyramid and a necropolis in which the Fayum mummy portraits were found.


Valley of the Kings

The tomb chapel has no burial shaft below it, and it has been suggested that Rekhmira was buried in a shaft tomb in the Valley of the Kings, although the location of this burial-place remains unknown.

1995, Ian Shaw, Paul Nicholson, “Rekhmira”, in The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt, The British Museum Press, published 2002, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 244, column 1:

(Egyptology) A valley in Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile, known for the tombs constructed there for the pharaohs.


Siwa

bor

وَاحَة سِيوَة

Arabic وَاحَة سِيوَة (wāḥat sīwa)


Marsa

Clipping of Marsa Matruh, a port city in northwestern Egypt.


Abydos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄβυδος (Ábudos), from Egyptian Ab-b-Dw:O49 (ꜣbḏw).

bor+

An ancient city in Egypt with archaeological interest.


Fayum

From Arabic الفَيُّوم (al-Fayyūm), from Coptic ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ (Ph̀iom, “the sea, Fayum”), from Egyptian pꜣ ym (“Lake Moeris”), from pꜣ (“the”) + ym (“lake”).

Fayyum (alternative)
Faiyum (alternative)
Fayoum (alternative)


Giza

From Egyptian Arabic اَلْجِيزَة (il-Gīza). The etymology is uncertain. Al-Maqrizi derives it from Classical Syriac ܓܹܣܵܐ (gissa, “side”). Peust suggests a Persian etymology from Persian دز (dez, “castle”). Everett-Heath suggests an Egyptian etymology from Egyptian r-gs-ḥr (“on the side of the high one (pyramid)”).

cognate

Gizah (alternative archaic)
Gize (alternative archaic)
Gizé (alternative archaic)
Gizeh (alternative archaic)

Great Sphinx of Giza
Great Sphinx of Giza

Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Pyramid of Giza

A city on the west bank of the Nile river, Egypt, famous for its ancient monuments including the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramid of Giza.


Damietta

/ˌdæmiːˈɛtə/

From Medieval Latin Damietta, from the medieval pronunciation /dɑmˈjɑdi/ of Coptic ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ (Tamiati) with influence from Latin -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), the former sometimes hypothesized to be from Egyptian dmjt (“town, harbor”), from Egyptian d-mi-i-N21:Z1 (dmj, “mooring, port; town”) + t (-t, feminine ending).


Bride of the Sea

Nickname for Alexandria: a major city in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt.


Luxor

A city in Egypt, located on the site of the ancient Thebes.


Aswan

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic أسوان (Aswān), itself borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw, s-wn:n-nw:W-T11:niwt.

Assouan (alternative)
Assuan (alternative)
Essouan (alternative)

The capital of Aswan governorate, Egypt.


Sharm el-Sheikh

/ˌʃɑː(ɹ)m ɛlˈʃeɪk/

/ˌʃɑː(ɹ)m ɛʃˈʃeɪk/

From Egyptian Arabic شرم الشيخ (šarm eš-šēḵ, “bay of the wise”).

A city in Egypt, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula.


Ismailia

A city and governorate in northeastern Egypt.


Port Said

A large city and governorate in north-eastern Egypt.


Crocodilopolis

(historical) Former name of Fayum, a city in Egypt.


Rosetta

Likely borrowed from Arabic رَشِيد (rašīd) eventually.


Rhacotis

From Latin Rhacotis, from Ancient Greek Ῥακῶτις (Rhakôtis, “Rhacotis”), Egyptian rꜥ-qdyt (“Alexandria”). Compare Coptic ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ (rakoti).


Gaza City

/ˈɡɑːzə ˈsɪti/

The formal name of Gaza, the capital city of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, located between Egypt and Israel.


Sinai Peninsula

A peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia.


Iotaba

From Latin Iotaba, from Ancient Greek Ἰωτάβη (Iōtábē).

Tiran (an island formerly of Egypt, since 2017 of Saudi Arabia).


Rafah

From Arabic رَفَح (rafaḥ), from Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian rpwḥw r:Z1-p-w-bH:mDAt-xAst

رَفَح

governorate in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

A city in North Sinai governate, Sinai, Egypt, lying next to the eponymous city in Gaza.

Ellipsis of Rafah Crossing: a border gate on the Egypt, — Gaza, Palestine, border in Rafah city.

Rafah Crossing

A city in Egypt and Gaza, Palestine, split by an international border, each half a city in their own right, as well.


Equatoria

Equatoria is one of the richest provinces of Central Africa for the excellence and quantity of its products, for the abundance of water, healthy climate, and great natural beauty.

1898, Emin Pasha, chapter XV, in Gaetano Casati, Ten Years in Equatoria, page 176:

(historical) A province of Egypt in modern Uganda and South Sudan.


Valley of the Queens

From valley + queen. From being a valley that was the burial place for the wives of pharaohs, i.e. queens.

(Egyptology) A valley in Egypt, that contains many tombs of Queens of Pharaohs.


Beni Suef

From Arabic بَنِي سُوَيْف (banī suwayf), which in turn comes from older form مَنْفِسُوَيْه (manfisuwayh) of Coptic origin (*ⲡⲙⲁⲛⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩⲁϩ (*pmanpsōouah) “gathering place” has been proposed).

der

بَنِي سُوَيْف


Port Fuad

A city in Egypt, located at the northwestern tip of the Sinai peninsula.


Broucheion

(historical) A neighborhood of Alexandria.


Oxyrhynchus

Borrowed from Latin Oxyrhynchus, from Ancient Greek Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos).

Meronym: Paradeisos of Pammenes


Sadat

en-proper-noun

Sadat (countable and uncountable, plural Sadats)

Ultimately from Arabic سَادَات (sādāt), plural of سَيِّد (sayyid, “master; Sayyid”).

A placename
A number of places in Egypt.


Montaza

A district and park in Alexandria governorate, Egypt.


El Qantara

Former name: Kantara

A city in Ismailia governorate, Egypt, situated on both sides of the Suez Canal.


Benha

A city, the capital of Qalyubiyya governorate, north-eastern Egypt.


Toukh

A city in Qalyubiyya governorate, north-eastern Egypt.


Abu Suweir

A city in Ismailia governorate, north-eastern Egypt.


City of a Thousand Minarets

From the large number of mosques in the city.

Nickname for Cairo: the capital and largest city of Egypt.


Sohag

A city, the capital of Sohag governorate, Egypt.

Sohag Governorate, a governorate in Upper Egypt.


Nag Hammadi

A city in Qena governorate, Upper Egypt.


Helwan

A suburban district in the south of Cairo, Egypt.


Bab al-Louq

A neighbourhood in central Cairo, Egypt.


Wadi Gaza

Britain's foreign office on Friday updated its travel guidance to tell its citizens in Gaza to follow Israeli advice and relocate to southern Gaza within the next 24 hours.
"The Israeli military announced on the morning of 13 October that the entire population of Gaza north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to southern Gaza within the next 24 hours," the update posted on the government website said.

2023 October 13, William James, “UK travel guidance says to follow Israeli advice on Gaza relocation”, in Kate Holton, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 2023-10-15:

A wadi, a valley in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, Levant, between Egypt and Israel; dividing Northern Gaza from the rest of the Gaza Strip, and marking the southern boundary of Gaza City; containing the Besor Stream (Besor River).


Mersa Matruh

Marsa Matruh (alternative)
Marsa (alternative)
Mersa (alternative)
Matruh (alternative)


Marsa Matruh

From Arabic مرسى مطروح (Marsā Maṭrūḥ), from Egyptian Arabic مرسى مطروح.

Marsa (alternative)
Matruh (alternative)

Alternative form of Mersa Matruh, a port city in northwestern Egypt.


Fustat

Fatimid Caliphate
Fatimid Caliphate#English

(historical) Synonym of Cairo, a city in Egypt, as the capital of Egypt under the Rashidun, Umayyad, and Abbasid Caliphates and as the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate.

الفُسطاط

former capital of Egypt — see also Cairo


Dhat al-Humam

It was also a Persian tradition to describe the ecumene as an animal, often a bird: "The appearance of the world here below is divided in five: it is like the head of the bird, the two wings, the chest, the tail. The head of the world is China... The right wing is India and, beyond India, the sea after which there is no one; the left wing is al-Khazar; the chest of the world is Mecca, Hejaz, Syria, Iraq, and Egypt; the tail reaches from Dhat al-Humam to the Maghreb, and the worst part of the bird is the tail."

2018, Nicholas Elliott translating Christophe Picard as Sea of the Caliphs..., pp. 89–90


Kharga Oasis

An oasis in New Valley governorate, southern Egypt; the town of Kharga or El Kharga is within the oasis.


Kharga

A town, the seat of New Valley governorate in Kharga Oasis, southern Egypt.


New Valley

A governorate in south-west Egypt. Seat: Kharga.


Arsinoë

/ɑːˈsɪ.nəʊ.iː/

From Latin Arsinoē, itself from Ancient Greek Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē), the female form of Ἀρσίνοος (Arsínoos), from ἄρσις (ársis, “elevation”) + νόος (nóos, “mind”).

An ancient port city in Egypt, at the northern end of the Gulf of Suez, on the Red Sea.

(historical) former name of Crocodilopolis, Fayum (a city in Egypt)


Abu El Matamir

From Arabic ابو المطامير.

bor

ابو المطامير

Arabic ابو المطامير


New Administrative Capital

the New Administrative Capital (canonical)

Cairo Governorate
Cairo Governorate#English

An urban community in Cairo Governorate, Egypt, planned to be Egypt's capital city.


Suez Port

A port at Suez, Egypt, at the Red Sea end of the Suez Canal.