Map of Damietta, Egypt

Damietta is the administrative centre of Damietta, Egypt, with a population of about 305,920. It lies at 31.4165°N, 31.8133°E. Damietta is about 160 km (99 mi) north of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kafr al Baţţīkh, 7 km to the west.

Damietta at a glance

Where is Damietta?

• The 22nd largest city in Egypt by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 06 min on the shortest day to 14 h 12 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Damietta

• Kafr al Baţţīkh — 7 km west
• ‘Izbat al Burj — 11 km north
• Dumyāţ al Jadīdah — 13 km west
• Fāraskūr — 13 km southwest
• Al Jammālīyah — 27 km south
• Mīt Salsīl — 28 km south
• Al Manzalah — 31 km south
• Al Maţarīyah — 33 km southeast
• Minyat an Naşr — 36 km southwest
• Shirbīn — 37 km southwest

Largest cities in Damietta

• Dumyāţ al Jadīdah — 54,508
• Kafr al Baţţīkh — 47,198
• Fāraskūr — 43,400

Largest cities in Egypt

• Cairo — 9,606,916
• Alexandria — 5,263,542
• Giza — 4,367,343
• Shubrā al Khaymah — 1,240,289
• Port Said — 780,515
• Suez — 699,541
• Al Mansurah — 621,953
• Al Maḩallah al Kubrá — 592,573
• Tanta — 576,648
• Assiut — 528,669

Map of Egypt and all its cities →

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.