Nasr City
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Nasr City (Arabic: مدينة نصر) is a district of Cairo, Egypt. It is located to the east of the CBD and mostly consists of condominiums. It was established in the 1960s as an extension to neighboring Heliopolis.
It is the largest district in Cairo, occupying nearly 250 square kilometers of the capital's total area of 1445 square kilometers. For this reason, it is divided into 10 sub-districts, which are simply numbered instead of named. It is also locally known for it's well designed modern road system.
Nasr City is famous for its numerous shopping malls (Genena Mall, Tiba Mall, City Center, Serag Mall and City Stars - the biggest mall in egypt to date-). Among its major landmarks is the pyramid-like Unknown Soldier Memorial, which is opposite the grandstand at which President Sadat was assassinated. It is home to the new premises of Al-Azhar University, the Cairo International Conference Center, the Cairo International Stadium and several government buildings.
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Agouza | Abbassia | Ain Shams | Bulaq | Dokki | Downtown Cairo | El-Manial | El-Marg | El-Quba | El-Tagamu El Khames | Embaba | Garden City | Giza | Haram | Heliopolis | Islamic Cairo | Kerdasa | Maadi | Mataria | Mohandessin | Muqatam | Nasr City | Old Cairo | Rhoda | Shoubra | Shubra El Khiema | Zaitun | Zamalek |
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