Madinaty ( ar, مدينتى , "My City") is a suburb, aimed at becoming a complete city, in northeast Cairo Governorate,

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Med ...

. It is south of Shorouk and northeast of New Cairo.

Overview

The project is being constructed by

Talaat Mostafa Group The Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG), one of the largest conglomerate (company), conglomerates in Egypt, was founded by the late Talaat Moustafa and is headed by his son, Hisham Talaat Moustafa. The group is known for the development of integrated com ...

. The Master Planners are HHCP Design International, Inc. The landscape architects are the SWA group. Construction began in July 2006. The contract by which the land was granted to the company was challenged in Egyptian courts. Egyptians were angered that the land had been sold below current market value to Talaat Mostafa Group during Mubarak's rule. Madinaty is being built over an area of , with a total budget of .جريدة الرياض : «مدينتي» أكبر مشروع عمراني في مصر بكلفة 60 مليار جنيه
In 2016, around 3900 residential units were sold in Madinaty by the

Ministry of Housing A housing authority or ministry of housing is generally a governmental body that governs aspects of housing or (called in general "shelter" or "living spaces"), often providing low rent or free apartments to qualified residents. The existence of ...

. Madinaty has wide streets and the city is designed in terms of sub-compounds where each sub-compound has its facilities in terms of supermarkets, a mosque, an outpatient clinic, and public parks for children to play in and families. Madinaty has 2 malls with various shops including a mechanic's shop and restaurants. Another food court was recently opened called South Park with dozens of restaurants such as

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, Pizza Hut, Hardee's, and Chili's. Madinaty has a large club with several pools, playgrounds, gym and clubhouse.

Infrastructure

Madinaty uses

Advanced Metering Infrastructure A smart meter is an electronic device that records information such as consumption of electric energy, voltage levels, current, and power factor. Smart meters communicate the information to the consumer for greater clarity of consumption be ...

for water and electricity distribution.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh) as the rest of Egypt.

References

External links

Official website
Populated places in Cairo Governorate {{egypt-geo-stub

Overview

Infrastructure

Climate

See also

References

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