New Administrative Capital is current official name for the new capital of Egypt, located 45 kilometres east of Cairo in Lower Egypt. The city will reportedly be named Wedian, the plural form of wadi which means dry riverbed.
Understand
Under construction since 2015, phase one of the new city is being built at breakneck speed. By 2050, the city is expected to house 6½ million people.
Get in
By plane
For the foreseeable future, the main international gateway is Cairo International Airport, located in eastern Cairo. A new dedicated airport was finished in 2020, however it is unclear when its inauguration flight will take place.
- 1 Capital International Airport (مطار العاصمة الدولي). CCE IATA
By train
A rail link is under construction from central Cairo, where connections can be made with long-distance trains from all major cities in Egypt. Additionally, the new high-speed line connecting El Alamein at the Mediterranean and Ain Sokhna at the Red Sea coast, bypassning central Cairo, will have a station in the New Administrative Capital.
By car
The new city is located along the regional ring road. From central Cairo the shortest route is to use highway 50 towards Suez and then turn onto the regional ring road. However, traffic in and out from Cairo can be nightmarish to navigate.
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As of 2020, there is no public transport system in place. Driving or using taxis is the best option for getting around.
See
- New Administrative Capital Museum. Set to open in 2021, this museum will narrate the history of the Egyptian capitals.
- 1 Al-Fattah Al-Aleem Mosque (مَسجِد الفَتّاح العَليم). Newly-built, one of the largest mosques in the world.
- 2 Egyptian Grand Mosque. The new, enormous, central mosque within the city. Expected to be completed during 2021.
- 3 Cathedral of the Nativity. The largest church in the Middle East, and the largest Oriental Orthodox church in the world.
- 4 Green River Park. Set to become a river-like series of large-scale urban parks.
Do
- 1 New Opera. Still under construction as of July 2020, but expected to open in 2021.
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