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The New Administrative Capital ( NAC) [1] [2] ( Arabic: العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة, romanized : al-ʿĀṣima al-ʾIdārīya al-Jadīda ), is a new urban community in Cairo Governorate, Egypt and a satellite of Cairo City. It is planned to be Egypt's new capital and has been under construction since 2015. [3]
Below are listed the known different names for cities that are geographically or historically and culturally in Europe, as well as some smaller towns that are important because of their location or history. Cities are listed alphabetically by their current best-known name in English. The English version is followed by variants in other ...
The city was founded originally in the vicinity of an Egyptian settlement named Rhacotis (that became the Egyptian quarter of the city). Alexandria grew rapidly, becoming a major centre of Hellenic civilisation and replacing Memphis as Egypt's capital during the reign of the Ptolemaic pharaohs who succeeded Alexander.
New Cairo ( Arabic: القاهرة الجديدةel-Qāhera el-Gedīda) is a satellite city within the metropolitan area of Cairo, Egypt. Administratively, it is part of the Eastern Area of Cairo, [2] administered by the New Urban Communities Authority. [3] The city was established in 2000 by merging three 'new' towns (The First, Third and ...
Cairo ( / ˈkaɪroʊ / ⓘ KY-roh; Arabic: القاهرة, romanized :al-Qāhirah, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [el.qɑ (ː)ˈheɾɑ] ⓘ) is the capital of Egypt and the city-state Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people. [6]
Developer. El-Nasr Housing and Development. The Oblisco Capitale is a conceptual megatall skyscraper in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt. It was announced in 2018 as a part of Egypt Vision 2030, aiming to become the world's tallest structure at a height of 1000 m. [1] [2]
Geography of Egypt; Climate of Egypt; List of historical capitals of Egypt; List of urban areas in Africa by population; List of largest cities in the Arab world; Lists of cities in Asia; Further reading. Chaichian, Mohammad A. (2009). Town and Country in the Middle East: Iran and Egypt in the Transition to Globalization. New York: Lexington Books.
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world, and the third-most populated in Africa.