Proposed New Capital of Egypt



Designed to cover some 435 sq miles, roughly the size of Singapore


"It is a project as ambitious as Egypt's ancient pyramids.
Built from scratch to escape Cairo's choking pollution, a planned new capital will feature an airport larger than London's Heathrow, a building taller than Paris's Eiffel Tower and more than 10,000 km (6,200 miles) of boulevards, avenues and streets.:




  • Egypt Plans New Capital City - International Business Times

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    Mar 13, 2015
    Egypt is set to unveil plans for a new administrative capital city during an economic investment conference ...
  • What can $300 billion buy in Egypt? A new capital or a ...

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    CAIRO (Reuters) - It is a project as ambitious as Egypt's ancient pyramids. Built from scratch to escape Cairo ...
  • Egypt unveils plan to build glitzy new capital - CNN Video

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    The Egyptian city of Cairo has an historic past, but its days as the ...Egypt has announced plans to build and ...
  • BBC News - Egypt plans to spend $45bn building new ...

    www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31880748
    Mar 13, 2015
    Egypt's government has announced plans to build a newadministrative capital to the east of Cairo.
  • Egypt plans to build new capital city east of Cairo - UPI.com

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    Mar 14, 2015
    CAIRO, March 14 (UPI) -- Egyptian leaders uncovered plans for anew capital city east of Cairo to ease ...
  • Egypt 'to Build New Capital' East of Cairo - Boston.com

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    Mar 13, 2015
    Egypt's government has announced plans to build a newadministrative capital to the east of Cairo.
  • Egypt unveils plan to build glitzy new capital - CNN Video

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    Added on 1405 GMT (2205 HKT) March 18, 2015. Egypt has announced plans to build and develop a new ...
  • Can Egypt afford a new capital city? | Video | Reuters.com

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    new capital city for Egypt - that's the ambitious plan designed to solve congestion in Cairo - one of the ...
  • Egypt Pitches Idea For New Capital City - AskMen

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    Mar 14, 2015
    Considering how much Egypt likes to protest, I wouldn't expect them to just take a $45 billion investment in a ...
  • The Capital Cairo - Egypt Economic Development ...

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    The Capital Cairo - Egypt Economic Development Conference ....BBC News - Egypt plans to spend $45bn building newadministrative capital  ...
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