New Administrative Capital
The New Administrative Capital (NAC)[1][2] (Arabic: العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة) is a large-scale project in Egypt that has been under construction since 2015.
It was announced by then-Egyptian housing minister Moustafa Madbouly at the Egypt Economic Development Conference on 13 March 2015.[3] The city will reportedly be named Wedian, the Egyptian Arabic plural for "Wadi".[4][5][6]
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View of the government district
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U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits Al Fattah Al Alim Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on January 10, 2019. [State Department photo/Public Domain]
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Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ
References
- ↑ "Egypt's new desert capital faces delays as it battles for funds" (in en). Reuters. 2019-05-13. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-new-capital-idUSKCN1SJ10I. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ "Inside Egypt's new capital". Property Week. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ↑ Egypt plans new capital adjacent to Cairo. Al Jazeera. 14 March 2015. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/egypt-plans-capital-adjacent-cairo-150314014400946.html. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Khorshed, Mirette (2017). Cairo's new administrative capital Wedian City: lessons from the past and for the future. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/108955. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ↑ Keeton, Rachel; Provoost, Michelle (10 July 2019). "New cities in the sand: inside Egypt's dream to conquer the desert". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jul/10/new-cities-in-the-sand-inside-egypts-dream-to-conquer-the-desert. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ↑ "UDC - Urban Development Consortium". www.udc5.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
