Source Data Reference for:
City = Cairo
Time = -2000
| City | Year | Size | Size Comment | Year Comment | Author | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis (EGY) | -3100 | Tertius Chandler | Four thousand years of urban growth | p523 | |||
| Memphis (EGY) | -3000 | 30,000 | Tertius Chandler | Four thousand years of urban growth | p523 | ||
| Memphis (EGY) | -2500 | 30,000 | George Modelski | World Cities -3000 to 2000 | p28 | ||
| Memphis (EGY) | -2400 | 30,000 | George Modelski | World Cities -3000 to 2000 | p28 | ||
| Heliopolis | -2400 | 10,000 | George Modelski | World Cities -3000 to 2000 | p28 | ||
| Heliopolis | -2300 | 10,000 | George Modelski | World Cities -3000 to 2000 | p28 | ||
| Memphis (EGY) | -2300 | 30,000 | George Modelski | World Cities -3000 to 2000 | p28 | ||
| Memphis (EGY) | -2250 | 35,000 | "over 30,000" | Tertius Chandler | Four thousand years of urban growth | p460 | |
| Heliopolis | -2250 | "top 8 in the world, under 30,000" | Tertius Chandler | Four thousand years of urban growth | p460 | ||
| Memphis (EGY) | -2200 | 30,000 | George Modelski | World Cities -3000 to 2000 | p28 | ||
| Memphis (EGY) | -2000 | 60,000 | Tertius Chandler | Four thousand years of urban growth | p460 | ||
| Heliopolis | -2000 | "top 9 in the world, under 25,000" | Tertius Chandler | Four thousand years of urban growth | p460 | ||
| Memphis (EGY) | -2000 | 60,000 | Tertius Chandler | Four thousand years of urban growth | p93 | ||
| Memphis (EGY) | -1991 | becomes again the largest in the world overtaking Ur | Tertius Chandler | Four thousand years of urban growth | p523 | ||
| Memphis (EGY) | -1900 | 10,000 | "10,000 or more" | George Modelski | World Cities -3000 to 2000 | p33 | |
| Heliopolis | -1900 | 10,000 | "10,000 or more" | George Modelski | World Cities -3000 to 2000 | p34 | |
| Heliopolis | -1800 | 10,000 | "10,000 or more" | George Modelski | World Cities -3000 to 2000 | p34 | |
| Memphis (EGY) | -1800 | 30,000 | "over 25,000" | Tertius Chandler | Four thousand years of urban growth | p460 | |
| Memphis (EGY) | -1800 | 30,000 | George Modelski | World Cities -3000 to 2000 | p33 | ||
| Heliopolis | -1800 | 30,000 | "over 25,000" | Tertius Chandler | Four thousand years of urban growth | p460 | |
| Memphis (EGY) | -1700 | 10,000 | "10,000 or more" | George Modelski | World Cities -3000 to 2000 | p33 | |
| Memphis (EGY) | -1600 | 10,000 | "10,000 or more" | George Modelski | World Cities -3000 to 2000 | p33 | |
| Memphis (EGY) | -1600 | "top 13 in the world, under 24,000" | Tertius Chandler | Four thousand years of urban growth | p460 | ||
| Memphis (EGY) | -1557 | becomes the largest in the world overtaking Avaris | Tertius Chandler | Four thousand years of urban growth | p527 |