Egyptian president urges intensifying efforts to complete establishing new capital’s diplomatic district

CAIRO – 23 November 2020: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi urged intensifying efforts to complete the establishment of the diplomatic district of the New Administrative Capital, as he met with head of the Armed Forces’ Engineering Authority.

The diplomatic district is set to host foreign embassies and headquarters of the regional and international organizations in Egypt.

In Monday’s meeting, Sisi urged ensuring the diplomatic district provides all services and social activities for its inhabitants and those visiting it, in accordance with the highest standards.

During the meeting, the president also reviewed the executive status of a number of national projects the Engineering Authority is executing nationwide, especially road networks and axes, as well as projects in the new capital.

President’s advisor for urban planning Amir Ahmed also attended the meeting, along with other officials.

With an area of 170,000 feddans, the new capital is set to include 20 residential areas expected to accommodate 6.5 million people and a road network of 650 km in length. The capital includes an international airport and is set to have an electric train to link it with the 10th of Ramadan and El-Salam cities.

It will feature 1,250 mosques and churches, a 5,000-seat conference center, nearly 2,000 schools and colleges, over 600 medical facilities, and a park that is projected to be the world’s largest.

The NAC is located in the area between the Cairo-Suez and Cairo-Ain Sokhna roads, east of the regional ring road. This is roughly 60 kilometers (37.3 miles) from the cities of Suez and Ain Sokhna.