New Administrative Capital, Egypt
The New Administrative Capital (NAC) is a largescale project of a new capital city in Egypt that has been under construction since 2015
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PLAN
Old Capital City VS Smart New Administrative Capital City
The major reason for the new capital city is to relieve congestion in Cairo, which is already one of the world's most crowded cities, and it is growing rapidly. Greater Cairo’s population is set to grow from 18 million people to 40 million people by 2050. It will help to strengthen and diversify the country’s economic potential by creating new places to live, work and visit. In order to draw people to this new capital city, a series of key catalyst developments will be established at its core. This will include a new government administrative district, a cultural district and a wide variety of urban neighborhoods.
The city is planned to consist:
- residential districts, artificial lakes, educational institutions,
- hospitals and clinics,
- mosques, Church
- 40,000 hotel rooms, a major theme park, 91 square kilometers of solar energy farms, an electric railway link with Cairo,
- and a new international airport.
- It will be built as a smart city. It is planned also to transfer the parliament, presidential palaces, 18 ministries and foreign embassies.
PLANNING CONTEXT
HISTORY
Cairo was founded in 969 AD during the Fatimid dynasty , but the land composing the present-day city was the site of Ancient National Capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo . Cairo has long been a center of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousand minarets . With a population of over 9 million spread over 453 km2 (175 sq. mi), Cairo is by far the largest city in Egypt. An additional 9.5 million inhabitants live in close proximity to the city. Cairo, like many other megacities , suffers from high levels of pollution and traffic.
Old Capital VS New Capital
Old Capital EL Qahera
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt. The Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.3 million, is the largest metropolitan area in the Arab world, the second largest in Africa, and the sixth largest in the world. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city of Memphis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, Cairo was founded in 969 AD during the Fatimid dynasty, but the land composing the present-day city was the site of Ancient National Capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture. Cairo's historic center was awarded World Heritage Site-status in 1979. Cairo is considered a World City with a "Beta +" classification according to GaWC.
New Capital, Egypt
New Cairo capital city is located 35 KM east of Cairo of a total area of 170,000 feddan. The new capital city lies between the regional ring road, the Cairo-Suez road and Cairo-El Ain El Sokhna road.
The new capital city will help to strengthen and diversify the country’s economic potential by creating new places to live, work and visit. In order to draw people to this new capital city, a series of key catalyst developments will be established at its core. This will include a new government administrative district, a cultural district and a wide variety of urban neighborhoods.
New Capital Location
Strategic location
New Cairo capital city is located 35 KM east of Cairo of a total area of 170,000 feddan. The new capital city lies between the regional ring road, the Cairo-Suez road and Cairo-El Ain El Sokhna road.
Work Progression
New Administrative Capital Work Progression 2015-2021
It is planned that the transfer of Parliament , presidential palaces, government ministries and foreign embassies will be completed between 2020 and 2022, at a cost of USD45 billion. A full cost and timescale for the overall project has not been disclosed. The first government officials were moved into their new offices in 2019.
Work Progression 2015-2021
Smart City in Nature
The new capital is developed with the strategic vision for a smart city integrating its smart infrastructure to provide many services to citizens.
