El Shorouk (Arabic: الشروق pronounced [eʃʃʊˈɾuːʔ, eʃʃɪˈɾuːʔ], "the Sunrise") is a city in the Greater Cairo area, specifically located northeast of Cairo and north of New Cairo in the province of Cairo.[1] El Shorouk is one of Third Generation cities, established by Prime Minister decision Number 420, in 1995. The establishment of the city highlights the efforts of the Egyptian state in managing urban expansion to achieve several development goals. One prominent goal being to absorb the expanding population of Egypt and to ease population pressures currently placed on the aging capital. Other major themes of this project are to redistribute the population of the Greater Cairo area and to raise the standard of living in the region through the provision of new job opportunities from industrial projects in the city.
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El Shorouk
الشروق | |
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city | |
![]() House in El Shorouk | |
![]() ![]() El Shorouk Location in Egypt | |
Coordinates: 30.144979°N 31.639912°E / 30.144979; 31.639912 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Cairo |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
The Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies El Shorouk as a hot desert (BWh),[2][3] as is the rest of Egypt. The climate is generally extremely dry around the capital. In addition to scarce rain, extreme heat during summer months is a general climate feature of El Shorouk. Though, daytime temperatures are milder during autumn and winter.
Climate data for El Shorouk (altitude: 189m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
28 (82) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35 (95) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
25 (77) |
20.1 (68.2) |
27.7 (81.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
21.2 (70.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13 (55) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
4 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
26 (1.1) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
Climate data for El Shorouk (altitude: 181m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
28 (82) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
25 (77) |
20.1 (68.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) |
14 (57) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27 (81) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28 (82) |
25.5 (77.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
21.2 (70.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
4 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
25 (1) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[3] |
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1,000,000 and more |
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300,000–999,999 | |
100,000–299,999 | |
<99,999 |
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Qalyubia Governorate |
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Cairo Governorate | Cairo |
Giza Governorate | Giza, 6th of October City, Sheikh Zayed City, El Hawamdeya, El Badrashein, El Saff, Atfih, El Ayyat, Bawiti, Manshiyat al Qanater, Awsim, Kerdasa, Abu El Namras |
Qalyubia Governorate | Benha, Qalyub, Shubra El Kheima, El Qanater El Khayreya, Khanka, Kafr Shukr, Toukh, Qaha, Obour City, Khusus, Shibin El Qanater |
Alexandria Governorate | Alexandria, Borg El Arab, New Borg El Arab |
Beheira Governorate | Damanhur, Kafr El Dawwar, Rosetta, Edku, Abu El Matamir, Abu Hummus, El Delengat, El Mahmoudiyah, El Rahmaniya, Itay El Barud, Hosh Issa, Shubrakhit, Koum Hamada, Badr, Wadi El Natrun, New Nubariya |
Matrouh Governorate | Mersa Matruh, El Hamam, El Alamein, El Dabaa, El Negaila, Sidi Barrani, Sallum, Siwa Oasis |
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Kafr El Sheikh Governorate | |
Gharbia Governorate | |
Monufia Governorate | Shibin El Kom, Sadat (city), Menouf, Sirs Al-Layyan, Ashmoun, El Bagour, Quesna, Birket El Sab, Tala, Shuhada |
Sharqia Governorate | |
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Suez Governorate | Suez |
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Beni Suef Governorate | |
Faiyum Governorate | |
Minya Governorate | Minya, New Minya, El Idwa, Maghagha, Beni Mazar, Matai, Samalut, Mallawi, Dir Mawas, Aba al-Waqf, Dir Mawas, Dalga, Bahnasa, Idmo, Tuna el-Gebel, Al Madinah Al Fikriyyah |
Asyut Governorate | |
New Valley Governorate | |
Red Sea Governorate | Hurghada, Ras Ghareb, Safaga, El Qoseir, Marsa Alam, Shalateen, Halayeb |
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Qena Governorate | |
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Aswan Governorate | |
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