New Cairo

This article is about the suburb of Cairo planned and built in the 2000s. For the planned new capital of Egypt, see Proposed new capital of Egypt.
New Cairo
القاهرة الجديدة
el-Qāhera el-Gedīda
City

Design drawing of New Cairo
New Cairo

Location in Egypt

New Cairo

Location in Lower Egypt

Coordinates: 30°02′N 31°28′E / 30.03°N 31.47°ECoordinates: 30°02′N 31°28′E / 30.03°N 31.47°E
Country  Egypt
Metropolitan area Greater Cairo
Governorate Cairo
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
Area code(s) (+20) 2
Website www.5thSettlement.com
Administration building, Future University in Egypt
New Cairo Map

New Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة الجديدة‎ el-Qāhera el-Gedīda) is a new city covering an area of about 30,000 hectares (70,000 acres) on the southeastern edge of Cairo governerate. As of 2015, the city is still under construction, and its population is rapidly growing. It was established by presidential decree (191/2000).[1][2][3]

Located in what was formerly desert, New Cairo ranges in elevation between 250 and 350 metres (820 and 1,150 ft) above sea level. The master plan was created in 2001 by a Boston firm.[4] It is 15 km from Maadi and 10 km from Nasr City . Its largest settlement is El-Tagamu El Khames.

Educational facilities

Universities

Schools

Sports Facilities

Hotels and Resorts

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.newcities.gov.eg/english/New_Communities/Cairo/default.aspx
  2. ↑ name = "NYT" >"To Catch Cairo Overflow, 2 Megacities Rise in Sand" article by Thanassis Cambanis in The New York Times August 24, 2010, accessed August 25, 2010
  3. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jun/11/cairo-satellite-towns-future-egypt
  4. ↑ http://www.cairo360.com/area/20/new-cairo
  5. ↑ "Home." American International School in Egypt Main Campus. Retrieved on January 25, 2015. "5th Settlement Adjacent to Police Academy New Cairo City, 11371, Cairo, Egypt"
  6. ↑ "Contact Us." New Cairo British International School. Retrieved on 24 January 2015. "Physical address for courier purposes: NCBIS (New Cairo British International School) Road 17, 1st District, 3rd Zone, 5th Settlement New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt" - Address in Arabic: "العنوان :المدرسة البريطانية الدولية بالقاهرة الجديدةشارع17 الحى الاولى، المنطقة الثالثة، التجمع الخامس، القاهرة الجديدة"
  7. ↑ "Contact Us." Modern Education Schools. Retrieved on January 24, 2015. "Street No.2, 1st District, Area No.4, 5th Settlement, New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt" - Map
  8. ↑ "Contact Us." Turkish Salahaldin International School. Retrieved on October 10, 2013. "Address: Yasmeen Service Court, Land 90, 5th Compound, (Tagamo El Khames), New Cairo.)" - Map
  9. ↑ "L'administration du lycée." Lycée Français du Caire. Retrieved on 23 January 2015. "Nouveau Caire Site primaire Locaux Ecole Concordia El Tagamoa El Khames El Banafseg 1 New Cairo City"
  10. ↑ "Contact Us." International School of Choueifat Cairo. 20 August 2008. Retrieved on 24 January 2015. "New Fifth Urban Community, New Cairo - P.O. Box 2760"
  11. ↑ http://www.kempinski.com/en/hotels/information/new-hotels/africa-and-indian-ocean/