New Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة الجديدةel-Qāhera el-Gedīda) is an Egyptian city covering an area of about 30,000 hectares (70,000 acres) on the southeastern edge of Cairo Governorate, 25 kilometres (15mi) from Maadi.[1] New Cairo is one of the new cities which have been built in and around Cairo to alleviate the congestion in downtown Cairo. It was established in the year 2000 by presidential decree number 191.[2]
This article is about the suburb of Cairo planned and built in the 2000s. For the planned new capital of Egypt, see New Administrative Capital.
Located in what was formerly Helwan Governorate, and located to the east of Maadi and Heliopolis, New Cairo ranges in elevation between 250 and 307 metres (820 and 1,007ft) above sea level.[3]
The city could eventually host a population of 5 million.[4] When compared to 6th of October, also built with the hopes of alleviating the strain on Cairo, more homes are being rented out in New Cairo than in 6 October.[5]
History
On 27 April 2016, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated the new headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior in New Cairo. The complex covers about 52,000 square metres (560,000sqft).[6]
Geography
Of particular significance to geologists is the Petrified Forest Protected Area, located in the vicinity of New Cairo. It is a protected site.[7]
Economy and utilities
There are dozens of factories in New Cairo.[8][9]GE is working with the American University in New Cairo on energy initiatives.[10] El Sewedy Electric has its headquarters in the Fifth Settlement of New Cairo.[11]
The city is connected to other cities by a vast network of bus lines, and construction has begun for a monorail line that connects the city with the Cairo suburb of Nasr City to the west, and the New Administrative Capital to the east.[12] The city gets its drinking water from a water plant in Obour City, nearby.[13]
A branch of Al Ahly SC is currently under construction in the eastern part of the city.[14] There is also a championship golf course with tennis facilities lies in the Kattameya section of New Cairo.[15][16]
At the entrance of New Cairo is Cairo Festival City, a 285 hectare (700 acres) real estate development which has parks, games, pools, gardens, walkways, business office space, a large mall and a dancing fountain.[17] In addition to that, there are many other malls in New Cairo including Point 90, Downtown Kattameya, Porto Cairo, Emerald Plaza and Park mall, in addition to numerous other, smaller malls.
Demand for real estate in New Cairo has been very high, with prices per meter for apartments averaging around LE10,000, and for villas LE19,000,[18] and it has continued increasing, especially after the construction of the New Administrative Capital, to which New Cairo is close. The government has also moved many services and administrations to the city, the most notable of which were the Traffic Administration offices of Nasr City, Heliopolis and New Cairo (which was previously located in El Shorouk) in 2020, as they were all moved into one three-floor building in the southern part of the city.
Religion
There are several mosques in New Cairo, but currently only one church, the Virgin Mary and St. Bishoy Coptic Church in the Fifth Settlement.[19] The city is also home to a Coptic monastery, the Patmos Monastery of St. John the Beloved.[20] In September 2016, the president approved the construction of a new Coptic Orthodox church in the city.[21]
Education
Administration building, Future University in Egypt
Schools
British International College of Cairo
The American International School in Egypt (AIS) East (Main) Campus[22]
New Cairo British International School (NCBIS)[23]
International School of Choueifat (ISC) – Cairo campus[24][25]
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