Egypt is creating new 4G cities - ministry

CAIRO - 27 March 2020: Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala el Saeed said Egypt has started creating a number of 4G cities, taking the total number of new cities to 34.

In a report released Friday, Saeed talked about the 11th goal of sustainable development "sustainable cities and communities" and Egypt’s efforts to achieve it.

She noted that new cities in Egypt went through different time periods; the first-generation cities during 1977-1982, the 2G and 3G cities between 1995 and 2010, and then the 4G cities as of 2014 till now.

The report mentioned some of the new cities, such as the New Administrative Capital, the New Alamein City, Salam Misr City, East Port Said city, New Nasser city, West Assiut city, Toushka city and the Damietta Furniture City. (MENA