Sheikh Zayed City () is a city in

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

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

and part of the

Greater Cairo The Greater Cairo () is a metropolitan area centered around Cairo, Egypt. It comprises the entirety of the Cairo Governorate, the cities of Imbaba and Giza in the Giza Governorate, and the city Shubra El Kheima in Qalyubia Governorate. Its def ...

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

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati royal, politician, philanthropist and the founder of the United Arab Emirates. Zayed served as the governor of Eastern Region from 1946 until he became ...

Geography

Sheikh Zayed City is situated about from Lebanon Square in the

Mohandiseen Mohandiseen (, ) is a major 1940s sub-division project originally named Madinat al-Awqaf, and made up most of the Wasat (middle) district in the city of Giza, before being divided in 1997 into the districts of Agouza (covers most of the district) ...

district of

Giza Giza (; sometimes spelled ''Gizah, Gizeh, Geeza, Jiza''; , , ' ) is the third-largest city in Egypt by area after Cairo and Alexandria; and fourth-largest city in Africa by population after Kinshasa, Lagos, and Cairo. It is the capital of ...

. 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. 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 landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one-third of the la ...

(BWh). Its climate is very similar to

and

Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...

, 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 Beverly Hills Schools (BHS) is a group of private schools in Sheikh Zayed City, Giza Governorate, Egypt, near Cairo. It includes an American School, a British School, and a German school. The German school, Deutsche Schule Beverly Hills Kairo i ...

(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) *Core West College *Norwich International school *Marvel International School

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

* Al Karma Residence Compound * Al Karma 4 Compound * Greens *Beverly Hills * Aeon Towers * Swanlake Residences 6 October * Village West by Dorra * Kayan * Zed Towers * Elyasmine * The address * Rawdet Zayed * Opera City * Royal City * Tiamo City * El Khamayl * Palm Hills * El Nada * El Joman * La Ville * El Gezira * Sama Zayed * Sulaymaniyah Gardens * Zayed 2000 * Vye * Safwa City * 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 * Grand Heights * Mountain View Chillout Park * Richmont * Jira * Jiwar * Janna Zayed 1 * Janna Zayed 2 * Green Residence * Green Valley * Mohandesein Gardens (Engineers) * Contenital Gardens * Housing Gardens * El Mostakbal * El Hay 1 * El Hay 2 * El Hay 3 * El Hay 4 * El Hay 5 * El Hay 6 * El Hay 7 * El Hay 8 * El Hay 9 * El Hay 10 * El Hay 11 * El Hay 12 * El Hay 13 * El Hay 16

20th anniversary

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

Mostafa Madbouly Mostafa Kamal Madbouly (born 28 April 1966) is an Egyptian politician who serves as the 54th and current Prime Minister of Egypt. He was appointed by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to succeed Sherif Ismail following his government's resignation i ...

, 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.

References

External links

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New Urban Communities Authority
{{Authority control Populated places in Giza Governorate Planned communities in Egypt Cities in Egypt Districts of Greater Cairo