Sheikh Zayed City ( ar, مدينة الشيخ زايد) is a city in

Giza Governorate Giza Governorate ( ar, محافظة الجيزة ') is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the center of the country, situated on the west bank of the Nile River opposite Cairo. Its capital is the city of Giza. It includes a stretch of ...

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 ...

and part of the

Greater Cairo The Greater Cairo Region (GCR; ar, القاهرة الكبرى, Al-Qāhira al-Kubrā) is th an economic region with no administrative body comprising the three governorates of Cairo, Giza and Qalyubia. Within it lies the largest metopolitan a ...

urban area. It was established in 1995 and is named after

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان, Zāyed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati politician, statesman, and philanthropist who served as ...

20th anniversary

In 2014, during the celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Minister of Housing at the time,

Mostafa Madbouly Mostafa Kamal Madbouly ( ar, مصطفى كمال مدبولي; born 28 April 1966) is the Prime Minister of Egypt, serving since 2018. He was appointed by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to succeed Sherif Ismail following his government's resig ...

, said 'the Urban Communities Authority’s budget had been expanded for the 2014/2015 fiscal year so that all plans may be implemented and completed'. A technology center opened that day in Sheikh Zayed City but residents complained about the lack of other facilities.

Geography

Sheikh Zayed City is situated about from Lebanon Square in the Mohandiseen district of

Giza Giza (; sometimes spelled ''Gizah'' arz, الجيزة ' ) is the second-largest city in Egypt after Cairo and fourth-largest city in Africa after Kinshasa, Lagos and Cairo. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 9. ...

. It is bordered to the north by the Cairo-Alexandria desert road, to the south by the 26 July Corridor, and to the west by the neighboring

6th of October 6th of October (October 6) is the 279th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. The date may also refer to: *the Yom Kippur War, a war between Israel and Egypt and allied Syria which broke on October 6, 1973. Things in Egypt named after the war ...

. The city forms part of the

, and is divided into 17 residential districts, with four neighborhoods in each district . Sheikh Zayed City sits 226 meters above mean sea level.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as

hot desert A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About o ...

(BWh). Its climate is very similar to

and

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo met ...

, owing to its proximity to them.

Education

Schools

*The American International School in Egypt West Campus is located in Sheikh Zayed City. * Beverly Hills Schools (Deutsche Schule Beverly Hills Kairo, American Beverly Hills School, English Beverly Hills School) *The Maharat Super Global School *Elsheikh Zayed Secondary Schools For boys *Elsheikh Zayed Secondary Schools For girls *New Manor House School *Ethos International School *Greenland international school *American international school *The British School, CAIRO (BISC)

List of universities

*The Canadian International University *Faculty of engineering Cairo University *Faculty of commerce English Section *

Nile University Nile University (NU) (Arabic: جامعة النيل) is the first non-profit, research and entrepreneurial university in Egypt. Founded in July 2006 with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. The un ...

*National Training Academy

Residential Compounds

* Greens * Aeon Towers * Swanlake Residences 6th of October * Village West by Dorra * Kayan * Zed Towers * Elyasmine * The address * Rawdet Zayed * Vye * The Courtyards * Cairo Gate * Casa * El Patio Zahraa * Al Karma Gates * Etapa * Alma * Six West * Westown Residences * The Estates * Belle Ville * Meadows Park * Zayed Dunes * Karmell * Atrio * Forty West * Allegria * El Rabwa

References

External links

El-Sheikh Zayed — specialized hospital

New Urban Communities Authority
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