New Cairo

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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
Design drawing of New Cairo
Location in Egypt
New Cairo is located in Lower Egypt
New Cairo
New Cairo
Location in Lower Egypt
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Country  Egypt
Metropolitan area Greater Cairo
Governorate Cairo
Area
 • Total 500 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 200,000
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
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 city covering an area of about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). on the southeastern edge of Cairo governorate. It was established by presidential decree number 191 in the year 2000.[1][2] The settlement could ultimately have a population of 5 million.[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.[4] Its largest neighborhoods are El-Tagamu El Awal and El-Tagamu El Khames.[citation needed]

Education

Universities

Schools

International School of Choueifat Cairo once had a campus in New Cairo[11]

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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  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. ↑ Home. Korean School in Cairo (카이로한국학교). August 1, 2015. Retrieved on September 21, 2015. "48 Rd 1st Zone 6th Area New Cairo, Egypt"
  11. ↑ "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"
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