| Residential Districts (about 21) |
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Families and home seekers |
- Planned to house millions of residents
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| Cultural District |
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Culture seekers |
- Dedicated to cultural and arts activities
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| Government District |
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Civil servants and people with government business |
- Hosts the Prime Minister's office, 34 ministries, the House of Representatives and the Senate
- About 360 feddans, mostly greenery and roads
- Served by a monorail station named Government District
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- An official work zone, not a residential or retail area
- Access to buildings is subject to official procedures
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| Diplomatic Quarter |
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Diplomatic missions |
- Reserved for embassies and diplomatic missions
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| Residential District R2 |
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Residents wanting to live on the monorail line |
- Has a monorail station named R2
- On the monorail corridor west of Arts and Culture City
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- No published official area/unit figures found
- Services depend on neighbouring districts being completed
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| Residential District R5 |
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Residents who prefer the western side |
- About 885 feddans in the west of the city
- About 23,000 units per Youm7 (2021)
- Described as nearing completion by Ahram (2024)
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- Figures are dated
- Timing of full services unconfirmed
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| Central Business District (CBD) |
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Companies and offices |
- Home to the Iconic Tower
- Planned hub for companies
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| International Sports City |
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Sports fans |
- An LRT station named International Sports City is planned
- Misr Stadium opened in 2024 per Wikipedia
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- The LRT station is under construction per Wikipedia
- Location needs an official source
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| Religious landmarks (Misr Mosque and Cathedral of the Nativity) |
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Visitors and tourists |
- Mosque and cathedral opened 6 January 2019 per Arabic Wikipedia
- Mosque holds about 120,000 worshippers per Ahram
- The cathedral has an LRT station (under construction)
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- Coordinates are the mosque's; the cathedral is separate (~29.981, 31.720)
- Visiting rules set by operators
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| Green River |
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Green-space lovers |
- Planned 35 km linear park, about 10 km under construction
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| Green River / Central Parks |
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Families and walkers |
- Planned ~35 km park; Central Parks about 1,000 feddans
- Separates districts and imitates the Nile course
- Open spaces, lakes and plazas
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- Much of the planned length is still under construction (first ~10 km)
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| Central Business District (CBD) |
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Companies, business owners and office workers |
- Planned around 20 towers, including the roughly 400 m Iconic Tower
- Next to the Green River; has its own monorail station
- Dedicated to offices, business and financial services
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- Some towers are still under construction
- Activity follows office hours more than residential life
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| Arts and Culture City |
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Culture lovers and commuters changing between rail lines |
- Cultural venues; opened in November 2021 per Arabic Wikipedia
- Interchange between the monorail and the LRT
- About 127 feddans
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- Event schedules vary and were not verified
- About an hour's drive from downtown Cairo
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| Education / Knowledge zone |
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Students and families |
- Knowledge City (221 feddans per Arabic Wikipedia)
- Served by an LRT station named Knowledge City
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- No official university list verified
- Far from the city centre
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