15th of May City ( ar, مدينة 15 مايو) is a

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of eastern Helwan,

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, and is part of

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. It was established in 1978, and is located south of the Nile Delta and east of central Helwan City. It was constructed to solve the problem of insufficient accommodation.

Name

The name was chosen to immortalize the memory of the Corrective Revolution (launched as the "Corrective Movement"), a reform program (officially just a change in policy) launched on 15 May 1971 by

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. It involved purging Nasserist members of the government and security forces, often considered pro-

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and

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, and drumming up popular support by presenting the takeover as a continuation of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, while at the same time radically changing track on issues of foreign policy, economy, and ideology. Sadat's Corrective Revolution also included the imprisonment of other political forces in Egypt, including liberals and

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Geography

The City of 15th of May is located in the south east of the city of Helwan.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh), as the rest of Egypt. Due to its closeness to Helwan, it has very similar averages.

Economy

Industry

The city of 15th of May has a group of factories for many products.

Trading

15th of May city has several shopping malls, supermarkets and shops.

Education

The city has a group of schools such as the El Mostaqbal school.

Higher Education

The Higher Institute of Engineering is the most important educational foundation in the city.

Religion

The city has a group of mosques as: * Masjid al Jafari * Aly Ibn Aby Taleb * Mostafa Mosque * Al Fardos Mosque * Al Radwan * Masjid El-Nour And also the city has two churches: *St. Mark's Church *Church of Saint virgin mary & st. Athnasyous

References

{{egypt-geo-stub Populated places in Cairo Governorate 1978 establishments in Egypt Populated places established in 1978 New towns started in the 1970s New towns in Egypt Cities in Egypt