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The '''New Administrative Capital''' ('''NAC''')<ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-new-capital-idUSKCN1SJ10I|title=Egypt's new desert capital faces delays as it battles for funds|date=2019-05-13|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=2020-03-13|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.propertyweek.com/insight/inside-egypts-new-capital/5101721.article|title=Inside Egypt's new capital|website=Property Week|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> ({{lang-ar|العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة|al-ʿĀṣima al-ʾIdārīya al-Gadīda}}), |
The '''New Administrative Capital''' ('''NAC''')<ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-new-capital-idUSKCN1SJ10I|title=Egypt's new desert capital faces delays as it battles for funds|date=2019-05-13|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=2020-03-13|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.propertyweek.com/insight/inside-egypts-new-capital/5101721.article|title=Inside Egypt's new capital|website=Property Week|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> ({{lang-ar|العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة|al-ʿĀṣima al-ʾIdārīya al-Gadīda}}), is a [[New Urban Communities Authority|new urban community]] in [[Cairo Governorate]], [[Egypt]] and a [[Satellite city|satellite]] of [[Cairo]] City. It is planned to be Egypt's new [[capital city|capital]] and has been under construction since 2015.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |date=13 March 2015 |title=Egypt Announces Plans to Build New Capital |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/03/13/world/middleeast/ap-ml-egypt-new-capital-.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406120019/http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/03/13/world/middleeast/ap-ml-egypt-new-capital-.html |archive-date=6 April 2015 |via=The New York Times}}</ref> It was announced by the then [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] [[Ministry of Housing, Utilities & Urban Communities (Egypt)|housing minister]] [[Mostafa Madbouly]] at the [[Egypt Economic Development Conference]] on 13 March 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/egypt-plans-capital-adjacent-cairo-150314014400946.html|title=Egypt plans new capital adjacent to Cairo|date=14 March 2015|publisher=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|access-date=14 March 2015}}</ref> The capital city is considered one of the projects for economic development, and is part of a larger initiative called [[Egypt Vision 2030]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arabdevelopmentportal.com/sites/default/files/publication/sds_egypt_vision_2030.pdf |title=Egypt Vision 2030 |website=arabdevelopmentportal.com }}</ref> |
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The new capital of Egypt has yet to be given a name. A competition was launched on the new capital's website to choose a new name and logo for the city. A jury of specialists was formed to evaluate the proposals submitted to list and determine the best among all the proposals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The New Administrative Capital launches a competition to choose a new name and logo|url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2019/7/17/العاصمة-الإدارية-الجديدة-تطلق-مسابقة-لاختيار-اسم-وشعار-جديد/4338108|website=Youm7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=العاصمة الإدارية تطلق مسابقة لاختيار اسم وشعار جديد|url=https://www.baladnaelyoum.com/news/5d2f6fefa24321573677d112/تغطيات-ومتابعات/العاصمة-الإدارية-تطلق-مسابقة-لاختيار-اسم-وشعار-جديد|website=www.baladnaelyoum.com|language=ar-EG}}</ref> No official results have yet been announced by the [[Egyptian Government]]. In October 2021, transportation minister [[Kamel al-Wazir]] indicated the city might be named "Masr," the Arabic equivalent of "Egypt."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reguly|first=Eric|date=2021-10-25|title=Escape from Cairo: Why is el-Sisi building a new capital in the Egyptian desert?|language=en-CA|work=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-egypts-new-capital-city-rises-in-the-desert/|access-date=2021-12-21}}</ref> Other proposed names include "Kemet," "Al Mustaqbal," and "Al Salam."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beck |first=Eldad |date=2023-09-10 |title=Move over, Cairo: Egypt's new capital draws awe as well as criticism |url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2023/09/10/move-over-cairo-egypts-new-capital-draws-awe-as-well-as-criticism/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=www.israelhayom.com}}</ref> <!--"Wedian" redirects here. If this content is deleted as speculative, the redirect should go back to RfD.--><!--"New Memphis" redirects here. If this content is deleted as speculative, the redirect should go back to RfD.--> |
The new capital of Egypt has yet to be given a name. A competition was launched on the new capital's website to choose a new name and logo for the city. A jury of specialists was formed to evaluate the proposals submitted to list and determine the best among all the proposals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The New Administrative Capital launches a competition to choose a new name and logo|url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2019/7/17/العاصمة-الإدارية-الجديدة-تطلق-مسابقة-لاختيار-اسم-وشعار-جديد/4338108|website=Youm7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=العاصمة الإدارية تطلق مسابقة لاختيار اسم وشعار جديد|url=https://www.baladnaelyoum.com/news/5d2f6fefa24321573677d112/تغطيات-ومتابعات/العاصمة-الإدارية-تطلق-مسابقة-لاختيار-اسم-وشعار-جديد|website=www.baladnaelyoum.com|language=ar-EG}}</ref> No official results have yet been announced by the [[Egyptian Government]]. In October 2021, transportation minister [[Kamel al-Wazir]] indicated the city might be named "Masr," the Arabic equivalent of "Egypt."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reguly|first=Eric|date=2021-10-25|title=Escape from Cairo: Why is el-Sisi building a new capital in the Egyptian desert?|language=en-CA|work=The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-egypts-new-capital-city-rises-in-the-desert/|access-date=2021-12-21}}</ref> Other proposed names include "Kemet," "Al Mustaqbal," and "Al Salam."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beck |first=Eldad |date=2023-09-10 |title=Move over, Cairo: Egypt's new capital draws awe as well as criticism |url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2023/09/10/move-over-cairo-egypts-new-capital-draws-awe-as-well-as-criticism/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=www.israelhayom.com}}</ref> <!--"Wedian" redirects here. If this content is deleted as speculative, the redirect should go back to RfD.--><!--"New Memphis" redirects here. If this content is deleted as speculative, the redirect should go back to RfD.--> |
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New Administrative Capital
العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة | |
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New Administrative Capital in June 2023 New Administrative Capital in June 2023 | |
Coordinates: 30°01′39″N 31°45′54″E / 30.02750°N 31.76500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Founder | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
Area (as planned) | |
• City centre | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
• Urban | 714 km2 (276 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Major airports | Capital International Airport |
Abbreviation | NAC |
Website | acud |
The New Administrative Capital (NAC)[1][2] (Arabic: العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة, romanized: al-ʿĀṣima al-ʾIdārīya al-Gadīda), 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] It was announced by the then Egyptian housing minister Mostafa Madbouly at the Egypt Economic Development Conference on 13 March 2015.[4] The capital city is considered one of the projects for economic development, and is part of a larger initiative called Egypt Vision 2030.[5]
The new capital of Egypt has yet to be given a name. A competition was launched on the new capital's website to choose a new name and logo for the city. A jury of specialists was formed to evaluate the proposals submitted to list and determine the best among all the proposals.[6][7] No official results have yet been announced by the Egyptian Government. In October 2021, transportation minister Kamel al-Wazir indicated the city might be named "Masr," the Arabic equivalent of "Egypt."[8] Other proposed names include "Kemet," "Al Mustaqbal," and "Al Salam."[9]
The new city is to be located 45 kilometres (28 miles) east of Cairo and just outside the Second Greater Cairo Ring Road, in a largely undeveloped area halfway to the seaport city of Suez. According to the plans, the city will become the new administrative and financial capital of Egypt, housing the main government departments and ministries and foreign embassies. On 700 square kilometres (270 sq mi) total area, it is expected to house a population of 6.5 million people, though it is estimated that the figure could rise to seven million.[10][11]
The government stated that the undertaking of the project is to relieve congestion in Cairo.[12][13] Cairo has a metro population of nearly 20 million.
Plans
The city is planned to consist of a government administrative district, a diplomatic quarter, a cultural district (opera and theatres), a central business district (CBD), parks (the 'green river'), and 21 residential districts.[14] The NAC is planned to be built in stages across the space of 170,000 feddans (714 km2/ 270 sq mi) with Phase 1 (2016 — ), covering over 40,000 feddans - less than a quarter of the land allocated for the city.
Some amenities planned for the city are a central park,[15] artificial lakes,[16] around 2,000 educational institutions,[11] technology and innovation park,[3] 18 hospitals,[11] 1,250 mosques and churches,[15] a 93,440-seat stadium, 40,000 hotel rooms,[11] a major theme park four times the size of Disneyland,[15] 90 square kilometers of solar energy farms and electric railway link with Cairo.[12][17][18][19]
It is being built as a smart city with over 6,000 cameras monitoring the streets and along with this authorities will be using AI to monitor water use and waste management, and residents will be able to submit complaints into a mobile app.[20][21]
Moving state institutions
It was originally planned that parliament, presidential palaces, government ministries and foreign embassies would be moved into the city between 2020 and 2022, but due to construction delays and COVID-19 the move of over 30,000 government employees was delayed to March 2023.[22][23][24] As of 5 May 2023, 14 ministries and government entities have relocated to the New Administrative Capital.[25]
It is expected to cost over US$100 million to move the government from Cairo to NAC but a full cost and timeline for the overall project has not yet been revealed.[19][26]
Feedback on former experiences of capital relocation was looked at, for instance by meeting with representatives from Astana, which replaced Almaty as the capital city of Kazakhstan in 1997.[27]
Finance and construction
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When the project was officially announced in March 2015, it was revealed that the Egyptian military had already begun building a road from Cairo to the site of the future capital.[3]
The proposed builder of the city was Capital City Partners, a private real estate investment firm led by Emirati businessman Mohamed Alabbar.[10] But in September 2015, Egypt cancelled the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Alabbar during the March economic summit, since they did not make any progress with the proposed plans.[28]
In the same month Egypt signed a new MoU with China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) to "study building and financing" the administrative part of the new capital, which will include ministries, government agencies and the president's office.[29] However, CSCEC signed agreements with Egyptian authorities in 2017 to only develop the CBD.[30][31][32][33]
This left the Egyptian government to finance and manage most of the construction, setting up the Administrative Capital Urban Development Company (ACUD) on 21 April 2016, an Egyptian state owned enterprise (SOE) whose major shareholders are the Ministry of Defence (National Service Products Organisation and the Armed Forces Land Projects Authority) holding 51% by in-kind contribution of the land, and the Ministry of Housing's New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA), holding 49% of the shares via capital injection of EGP 20bn (US$2.2bn in 2016) and an authorised capital of EGP 204bn (US$22bn).[34][35][36]
ACUD manages the planning, subdivision, infrastructure construction and sale of land parcels in conjenction with the New Administrative Capital Development Authority affiliated to NUCA,[37] as the latter does with its other new towns.
State-owned construction company Arab Contractors was called for constructing the water supply and sewage lines to the new capital.[38]
Notable buildings
Mosques and cathedral
In January 2019, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated a large-scale mosque and a cathedral.[39]
Al-Fattah al-Aleem Mosque
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Secretary_Pompeo_Visits_Al_Fattah_Al_Alim_Mosque_in_Cairo%2C_Egypt_%2832819208128%29.jpg/220px-Secretary_Pompeo_Visits_Al_Fattah_Al_Alim_Mosque_in_Cairo%2C_Egypt_%2832819208128%29.jpg)
Al-Fattah al-Aleem is a sunni mosque with indoor and outdoor space for 17,000 worshipers, in addition to two Quran memorization houses for boys and girls and a library.[40]
The Islamic Cultural Center (Grand Mosque)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Egypt_Grand_Mosque_%28Masjid_Misr_Al_Kabeer%29_07.jpg/220px-Egypt_Grand_Mosque_%28Masjid_Misr_Al_Kabeer%29_07.jpg)
The Islamic Cultural Center (Grand Mosque) is the largest mosque in Africa. The mosque is built in the Mamluk style and is on a hill overlooking the New Administrative Capital. It is the largest of mosque in Egypt and third largest in the Middle East.
The Nativity of Christ Cathedral
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The Nativity of Christ is a Coptic Orthodox cathedral that can accommodate more than 8,000 worshippers. It is considered the largest of its kind in Egypt and the Middle East.[39]
Green River Park
"The green Nile" as the Egyptians called it while it was being made.
The Green River Park (also known as Capital Park) is an urban park planned to extend along the entirety of the new capital, representing the Nile river. It is expected to be 35 kilometres (22 mi) long, aiming to be double the size of New York's Central Park. The initial phase of the park will be of about the first 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and is under construction.[41][42]
The Octagon
The Octagon (State's Strategic Leadership Centre) is Egypt's new Ministry of Defense headquarters. The complex is considered the largest of its kind in the Middle East and one of the largest in the world, much like The Pentagon in the United States of America.[43][44]
Capital International Airport
The Capital International Airport is the airport for Egypt's new capital, intended to relieve pressure on Cairo International Airport, serving Cairo, and the Sphinx International Airport, near the Giza Pyramids, serving Giza.[45][46]
Egypt International Olympic City
A whole "city/village" built as a sports complex for the country's possible bids for international sporting events, particularly the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup with more than 22 sporting facilities, one of which is the fourth biggest football stadium in the world. The New Administrative Capital Stadium (also known as Sports City Stadium) opened in 2024 with a capacity of over 93,900 people; it is the largest stadium in Egypt and the second largest in Africa. The stadium is expected to replace the Cairo International Stadium as the new national stadium.[47][48]
Central business district
Skyscrapers and towers under construction
Iconic Tower
Over 30 skyscrapers are under construction, including the Iconic Tower, set to be Egypt and Africa's largest skyscraper.[49]
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Rank | Name | Usage | Max height | Roof height | Floors | Started | Construction status | Total area | Notes |
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1 | The Iconic Tower[57][58] | Hotel, office and residential | 393.8 m (1,292 ft) | 382.2 m (1,254 ft)[59] | 80 | 2019 | Topped out | 260,000 m2 (2,798,617 sq ft)[59] | Africa's tallest building |
2 | D01[60] | Administrative and residential | 196 m (643 ft) | 49 | 2018 | 116,621 m2 (1,255,298 sq ft) | Africa's tallest residential building[60] | ||
3 | C01 | Office and administrative | 190 m (623 ft) | ? | 39 | ||||
4 | C04 | 170 m (558 ft) | 34 | ||||||
5 | C07[61] | 160 m (525 ft) | 31 | ||||||
6 | C08[61] | 31 | |||||||
7 | C11 | 155 m (509 ft) | 27 | ||||||
8 | C12 | 27 | |||||||
9 | D02 | Administrative and residential | 150 m (492 ft) | 44 | Under construction | ||||
10 | D03 | 44 | |||||||
12 | D04 | 135 m (443 ft) | 40 | ||||||
13 | D05 | 120 m (394 ft) | 38 | ||||||
14 | C05 | Office and administrative | 95 m (312 ft) | ? | 18 | Topped out | |||
15 | C06 | 18 | |||||||
16 | C02 | 85 m (279 ft) | 16 | ||||||
17 | C03 | 16 | |||||||
18 | C09 | Hotel and office towers | 55 m (180 ft) | 9 | Luxury five star hotel | ||||
19 | C10 | 9 |
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Name | Usage | Max height | Roof height | Floors | Started | Construction status | Developer |
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Capital Diamond Tower [62] | Mixed-use | 240 m (787 ft) | 62 | 2021 | Under construction | Amazon Holding developments | |
Infinity Tower[63][64] | 200 m (656 ft) | 40 | Infinity for Urban Development | ||||
East Tower[65][66][67] | 180 m (591 ft) | ? | 45 | 2022 | UC Developments | ||
6ixty Iconic Tower[68] | 44 | AlBorouj Masr | |||||
Taj Tower | Office & commercial | 170 m (558 ft) | 43 | Taj Misr Developments | |||
Quan Tower[69][70] | Mixed-use | 100 m (328 ft) | 25 | 2023 | Approved | Contact Developments | |
Central Iconic Hotel[71][72] | Leisure and hospitality | ~100 m (328 ft) | 18 | Modon Developments | |||
Double Two Tower | Mixed-use | 100 m (328 ft) | 23 | 2022 | Under construction | Nakheel Developments | |
Triton Tower | 80 m (262 ft) | 14 | RNA Developments | ||||
Ryan Tower | 75 m (246 ft) | ? | 15 | Khaled Sabry Holding | |||
PAVO Tower | 68 m (223 ft) | ? | 14 | Mercon Developments |
MU19
Name | Usage | Max height | Roof height | Floors | Started | Construction status | Developer |
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Nile Business City Tower | Mixed-use | 233 m (764 ft) | 56 | 2022 | Under construction | Nile Developments | |
Levels Business Tower | 145 m (476 ft) | 36 | Urbnlanes Developments | ||||
31North Tower[73][74] | 131 m (430 ft) | ? | 36 | 2021 | Nile Developments | ||
OIA Towers[75][76] | 111 m (364 ft) | 30 | EDGE Holdings | ||||
Podia Tower[77][78][79] | 110 m (361 ft) | 29 | Approved | Menassat Developments | |||
Green River Tower | 110 m (361 ft) | ? | 30 | 2023 | Modon Developments | ||
Obsideir Towers | 110 m (361 ft) | ? | 29 | 2022 | Dubai Developments | ||
Monorail Tower | 100 m (328 ft) | ? | 26 | ERG Developments | |||
Pyramids Business Towers[80] | 96 m (315 ft) | ? | 21 | Under construction | Pyramids Developments | ||
I Business Park Towers[81][82] | 91 m (299 ft) | ? | 20 | ARQA Developments Group | |||
Trio V Tower | 90 m (295 ft) | ? | 18 | Nakheel Developments |
Future proposed towers
Oblisco Capitale
The Oblisco Capitale is a planned and approved skyscraper set to be inaugurated in 2030. It is designed by the Egyptian architectural design firm IDIA in the form of a Pharaonic obelisk, and once finished, it will be the tallest building in the world at a height of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), surpassing the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa.[83]
Name | Usage | Max height | Roof height | Floors | Started | Construction status | Total area | Notes |
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Oblisco Capitale Tower[84][85][86] | Hotel, office and residential | 1,000 m (3,281 ft) | +200 | N/A | Approved | ? |
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Transportation
The Cairo Light Rail Transit (abbreviated LRT) connects Cairo to the New Administrative Capital. The line starts at Adly Mansour Station at Al Salam City on Cairo Metro Line 3, and splits into two branches at Badr City. One runs northward, parallel to the Cairo Ring Road, to 10th of Ramadan City, while the other turns south towards the New Administrative Capital. Intermediate cities along the train's route include Obour, Shorouk, and Mostaqbal.[87]
In addition, a monorail line under construction will connect Cairo to the new capital, with connections to the Cairo Metro and the Cairo LRT.[88]
In January 2021, Egypt signed a contract with Siemens to construct a high speed rail line that extends from the northern Mediterranean city of El Alamein to Ain Sokhna city on the Red Sea passing through the new capital and Alexandria. The 450 km (280 mi) line is expected to be finished by 2023. Later phases of the 1,750 km (1,087 mi) high speed network will connect the new capital with cities as far as Aswan in the south of Egypt.[89]
The New Administrative Capital will be served by the new Capital International Airport. The airport includes a passenger terminal with a current capacity of 300 passengers per hour, eight parking spaces for aircraft, 45 service and administrative buildings, an air control tower and a 3,650 m (11,975 ft) runway suitable for receiving large aircraft, equipped with lighting and automatic landing systems.[90] The airport has an area of 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi) and is expected to partially ease the pressure on Cairo International Airport and Sphinx International Airport.[91][92]
Criticism
A city for the rich
Many have framed the city as being built for the high classes rather than the middle and lower ones. It is not the first time the Egyptian government has tried to build a city outside of the Nile delta and valley to relieve the overpopulation of Cairo. But those other cities have failed in their mission, due to them being advertised to the high middle and high classes, and that was because of the housing units being sold at high prices. As a result of these cities not being affordable for most of the population, most of their housing units tend to go unsold.[93][94]
Financial troubles
The Egyptian government's ability to finance the project has been put into question. Although president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stated that “the state won’t pay a penny” for the new capital, funds from the public coffers continue to flow into building the capital, adding to that the loans the government has acquired to fund the project, which has significantly increased the national debt of the nation.[95][96] "The president is borrowing money from abroad to build a massive city for the rich, but poor and middle-class Egyptians are paying the price tag for the megaprojects through taxes, lower investment in social services and subsidy cuts, even if the economic rationale for the developments is questionable." said Maged Mandour, an Egyptian political analyst.[97]
See also
- List of purpose-built national capitals
- List of universities in Egypt
- Egypt Vision 2030
- New Alamein
- Al Galala
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