Cairo is extremely congested, polluted and overpopulated, making it unfit as the financial and administrative capital of egypt. Nevertheless, empirical research on its political economy and spatial imaginaries is lacking. The planning of cairos urban growth has for decades been realized through the building of new settlements in the desert surrounding cairo, the countrys capital, particularly to the east and west of the city. This will include a new government administrative district. Presentation of the new administrative capital of egypt.
The new capital of egypt spreads over 170,000 acres, the first phase spreads over 40,000. According to the plans, the city would become the new administrative and financial capital of egypt, housing the main government departments and ministries, as well as foreign embassies. To solve this problem, egypt has started construction on the new. The projects website uses the form the capital cairo, rather than cairo capital. New capital power plant new capital, cairo, egypt this project consists of the design. Egypt to move government buildings to new administrative.
Egypt has announce to commence construction works on a 28. Africas tallest skyscraper to be built in egypts new capital mou for egypts new capital city. Egypt has begun designing a new administrative capital city to provide jobs and housing to millions seeking social and economic mobility as the countrys population booms. Blueprints for longterm growth establishing new cities with a continually rising population, the government has announced the establishment of several new cities, namely, the new administrative capital, the new ismailia city, the new alamein city, and an.
Building on a political geography framework and extensive qualitative fieldwork, we aim at contrasting official constructions of space with an analysis of the hidden. Celia is also a short distance from new cairo and just a few minutes away from the cairo international airport. Omran architects won the third prize in the new administrative capital competition. The strong demand and positive market conditions are opening vast investment opportunities and attracting investors from all over the world. President abdel fatah alsisi has laid the first stone of the new administrative capital in east cairo on wednesday. The proposed administrative capital would aim at transferring ministries, government buildings and foreign embassies from downtown cairo to the new capital. The construction of the new capital cairo or the administrative capital, had caused critical debate on the necessity and adequacy of its construction during a very critical period in egypts history. It is the first international branch campus in the new administrative capital. Egypt to build a new administrative capital city egyptian. President abdul fattah alsisi has inaugurated egypt s largest cathedral in the new administrative capital east of cairo, a day after a deadly bomb blast near a coptic church. In order to draw people to this new capital city, a series of key catalyst developments will be established at its core. The new administrative capital reshapes egypts urban landscape thoroughly. According to the plans, the city would become the new administrative and financial capital of egypt, housing the main government departments and ministries. The new egyptian administrative capital is considered the new heart of egypt, where energy saving concept is taken into consideration from the beginning.
Egypts copts prepare for opening of cathedral in new. Egypt s new administrative capital is being built about 25 miles east of cairo. Bing maps cairo is booming, its suburbs swollen with new residents drawn from across egypt by the lure of jobs. New natural gasfired power plants and wind farms are part of egypts strategy to increase the countrys power generation by at least 50%.
Al jizah giza upper egypt, egypt al qahirah cairo urban governates, egypt lower egypt egypt upper egypt egypt urban governates egypt egypt. On a total area of 700 square kilometers, the plan forecast a total population for the new capital of. The universities of canada in egypt encourages an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset. New administrative capital project ampal files for chapter 11 as egypt natgas halt weighs 10 months ago new administrative capital project mo salah in top 5 players selected for 2019 ballon dor award. The new administrative capital company is 51% owned by the armed forces and 49% by the new urban communities authority nuca. Aug 05, 2018 the new administrative capital is the governments premier megaproject, as the administration seeks to mold egypt into an attractive foreign investment the capital is set to encompass 170,000 feddans, and have a capacity of 6. The new administrative capital reshapes egypt s urban landscape thoroughly. The new capital city will help to strengthen and diversify the countrys economic potential by creating new places to live, work and visit. Almost half of land sold for first phase of egypts new. On 700 square kilometers total area, it would have a population of almost seven million people. The realestate market in egypt has been booming for the last few years. The egyptian governments announcement in 2015 of its plans to construct a new administrative capital, to be known as wedian city, is the latest example in a recurrent pattern of announced administrative relocations and satellite cities being constructed on the outskirts of cairo. This shows that egypt is also moving towards achieving the concept of energy conservation. Egypts new administrative capital set to build large.
Egypt to move presidency hq to new administrative capital by. The american university in cairo the school of sciences and. Sep 20, 2017 an adviser to the new administrative capital company said tuesday that the government plans to relocate its institutions to the new capital by 2019. The new administrative capital s master plan aims to make the city a global one with smart infrastructure for egypt s future.
The new administrative capital nac is a largescale project in egypt that has been under construction since 2015. Universities of canada in egypt international branch campus. All programs hosted mirror a blend of international experiences, tutors, and cultures. Egypt is well known for establishing new cities in the desert to extend urban areas out of its congested valleys, mostly in the greater cairo region. Pdf the new cairo capital mega development project from. Egypt to build new administrative capital cities today. Speaking before an audience at a panel discussion at the world bank spring meetings on the role of cities in sustainable living conditions in the 21st century, moustafa madbouly. New administrative capital to be egypts first smart city. Nov 24, 2017 the construction of the new capital cairo or the administrative capital, had caused critical debate on the necessity and adequacy of its construction during a very critical period in egypt s. Building on a political geography framework and extensive qualitative fieldwork, we aim at contrasting official constructions of space with an analysis of the hidden interests, actions, and power struggles between its main. A memorandum of understanding was signed in 2015 between uae based capital city planners and the government of egypt to undertake the project that would give rise to a modern, new city in egypt to replace the old. Some of these new cities face strong challenges when potential flooding is not considered as a vital.
This is roughly 60km from the cities of suez and ain sokhna. The proposed new capital of egypt is a largescale project announced by egyptian housing minister mostafa madbouly at the egypt economic development conference on march 2015. Egypt brings new natural gas and wind power plants online. Properties for sale in new capital city 1182 properties for. Egypt is building a new capital city from scratch heres. The site visits reveal a potential for energy conservation up to 70% using protective coatings. The new administrative capital is considered one of egypts major development projects as its considered the key for the relocation of cairo in its international context.
Egypt is the latest country to build a new capital city from scratch, with ambitions to move parliament away from cairo as early as summer 2019. The new administrative capital is located in the area between the cairosuez and cairoain sokhna roads, east of the regional ring road. Country egypt owner new urban communities authority. Proposed new capital of egypt cairo capital the project name as seen on its webpage and reported in media as of late simen1 16. The city will reportedly be named wedian, the egyptian plural for wadi. Egypt to commence development project on its new capital.
The construction of the new capital cairo or the administrative capital, had caused critical debate on the necessity and adequacy of its construction during a very critical period in egypt s. The new cairo capital mega development project from geodetic and environmental perspectives. Sep 24, 2018 egypt is the latest country to build a new capital city from scratch, with ambitions to move parliament away from cairo as early as summer 2019. Blueprints for longterm growth egypts mega projects. Housing minister the construction of a new egyptian capital east of cairo is set to begin in april with the first phase. New administrative capital project archives egypt independent. Egypt is stable and ready to welcome travelers back. Egypt has sold almost half of the land earmarked for the first phase of a huge project to develop a new capital 50 km east of cairo, an official at the stateowned company building it said. Saudi egyptian construction company secon project developer, through the chief executive officer darwish hasanen, confirmed the reports and said construction will take four years in three phases. During a speech before the euromoney conference in cairo, ayman ismail, the adviser to board of directors in the company, added that the new administrative capital has been designed to include continued.
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