El Shorouk ( ar, الشروق , "the Sunrise") is a city in the
Greater Cairo area, specifically located northeast of
Cairo and north of
New Cairo in the
province of Cairo.
El Shorouk is one of Third Generation cities, established by Prime Minister decision Number 420, in 1995. The establishment of the city highlights the efforts of the Egyptian state in managing urban expansion to achieve several development goals. One prominent goal being to absorb the expanding population of Egypt and to ease population pressures currently placed on the aging capital. Other major themes of this project are to redistribute the population of the Greater Cairo area and to raise the
standard of living
Standard of living is the level of income, comforts and services available, generally applied to a society or location, rather than to an individual. Standard of living is relevant because it is considered to contribute to an individual's quality ...
in the region through the provision of new job opportunities from industrial projects in the city.
Climate
The
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies El Shorouk as a
hot desert (BWh),
as is the rest of
Egypt. The climate is generally extremely dry around the capital. In addition to scarce rain, extreme heat during summer months is a general climate feature of El Shorouk. Though, daytime temperatures are milder during autumn and winter.
See also
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Badr
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Greater Cairo
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List of cities and towns in Egypt
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Madinaty
Madinaty ( ar, مدينتى , "My City") is a suburb, aimed at becoming a complete city, in northeast Cairo Governorate, Egypt. It is south of Shorouk and northeast of New Cairo.
Overview
The project is being constructed by Talaat Mosta ...
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New Heliopolis
New Heliopolis ( ar, هليوبوليس الجديدة) is a city located north east in the Cairo Governorate, Egypt. The city was established by the Heliopolis Presidential Decree No.193 of 1995 and belongs to the Heliopolis Company for Housi ...
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Cities in Egypt
Populated places in Cairo Governorate
New towns in Egypt