New Cairo

New Cairo is a satellite city in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt, administered by the New Urban Communities Authority. The city was established in the year 2000 by merging three 'new' towns (The First, Third and Fifth Settlements, translit. Al-Tagammu' al-awwal, al-thalith, al-khames, Arabic:التجمع الأول والثالث والخامس), originally on an area of about 67,000 acres which had grown to 85,000 acres by 2016.
According to the 2017 census, New Cairo's three qisms (Qahira al-Gadida Awwal, Thani, Thalith) had a combined population of 297,387 residents (Also see population section below). This is in stark contrast to the New Urban Communities Authority's (NUCA) undated population estimate of 1.5 million inhabitants and a target population of 4 million inhabitants. However the same source contradicts this claim where it states 70,000 homes as built, leading to an impossibly high average of 21 people per home. The lower population figure translates into a more realistic 4 people per home.
New Cairo is built in the Eastern Desert to the east of the Cairo Ring Road and the modern 1950s extention of Nasr City, on a plateau that ranges in elevation between above sea level.
The city could eventually host a population of 5 million. 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 6th of October.
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 .
Administrative subdivisions and population
New Cairo, like most new cities in Egypt, is not administratively a city under Local Administration Law, rather a group of three qisms (police wards) attached to the Eastern Area of Cairo proper: Al-Qahira al-Gadida Awwal, Thani, and Thalith (New Cairo 1st, 2nd, and 3rd). New Cairo is jointly administered by the Ministry of Housing's New Urban Communities Authority through a subsidiary agency (gehaz al-Qahira al-Gadida), and the Cairo Governorate.
According to the 2017 census New Cairo's three qisms had a combined population of 297,387 residents:
Al-Qahira al-Gadida Awwal had 135,834 residents across its four shiakhas (quarters):
Al-Qahira al-Gadida Thani had 90,668 residents across its three shiakhas:
Al-Qahira al-Gadida Thalith had 70,885 residents across its five shiakhas:
Geography
Of particular significance to geologists is the Petrified Forest Protected Area, located in the vicinity of New Cairo. It is a protected site.
Economy and utilities
There are dozens of factories in New Cairo. GE is working with the American University in New Cairo on energy initiatives. El Sewedy Electric has its headquarters in the Fifth Settlement of New Cairo.
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. The city gets its drinking water from a water plant in Obour City, nearby.
A branch of Al Ahly SC is currently under construction in the eastern part of the city. There is also a championship golf course with tennis facilities lies in the Kattameya section of New Cairo.
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. 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 , and for villas , 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.
The real estate market in New Cairo is very active, with demand for apartments, villas, and commercial properties being very high. Prices per meter for apartments average around LE 10,000, and for villas LE 19,000. The government has also moved many services and administrations to the city, which has further increased demand for real estate.
Sports
The city is home to two professional football clubs who play their home matches in the city: ENPPI SC formed in 1985, and plays at Petrosport Stadium in New Cairo, and the other team is Pyramids FC which plays their home matches and have their training facilities in 30 June Stadium in New Cairo.
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. The city is also home to a Coptic monastery, the Patmos Monastery of St. John the Beloved. In September 2016, the president approved the construction of a new Coptic Orthodox church in the city.
Education
Schools
Capital International Schools (CIS)
British International College of Cairo
The American International School in Egypt (AIS) East (Main) Campus
New Cairo British International School (NCBIS)
International School of Choueifat (ISC) – Cairo campus
Modern Education Schools (MES).
Salahaldin International School (SIS)
Lycée Français du Caire New Cairo Primary Campus
(카이로한국학교), a South Korean international school
Canadian International School of Egypt
Malvern College Egypt
Gateway International Montessori School
Cairo English School
Europa-Schule Kairo
Europaschule Neu Kairo
Repton School Cairo
Nile International College
Universities
American University in Cairo (AUC)
German University in Cairo (GUC)
Future University in Egypt (FUE)
Canadian International College (CIC)
New Cairo Academy
Gated Communities
Mostakbal City, 11,000 acres
Madinaty, 8000 acres
Al-Rehab, 3000 acres
Qattamia Heights
Mivida New Cairo by Emaar Misr
Hyde Park New Cairo, 1000 acres
Mountain View Hyde Park, Mountain View 2 & Mountain View iCity
Les Rois
Taj City
Eastown & Villette by SODIC
Katameya Heights New Cairo & Katameya Dunes New Cairo
The Square
Stone Park & Stone Residence by Rooya
Lake View & Lake View Residence
Palm Hills Katameya & Palm Hills New Cairo
Riviera
Azad
Regent's Park
Village Gardens Katameya
Malls
Cairo Festival City by Al-Futtaim Group
Mirage Mall
Point 90 Mall
5A, WaterWay and WaterWay 2
Downtown Mall
Garden 8
Concorde Mall
The Drive by The Waterway
References
Populated places in Cairo Governorate
Cities in Egypt
Planned communities in Egypt