Al Shuruq, Egypt, Africa
Year 1995 latitude: 30° 8' longitude: 31° 38' Period Initiator(s) Government of Egypt Planning organization Nationality initiator(s) Designer(s) / Architect(s) Design organization Inhabitants 170,000 Target population 500,000 Town website Town related links http://www.newcities.gov.eg/english/New_Communities/shrouk/default.aspx http://www.elmassa.net/index.php/en/2015-02-22-13-11-03/shorouk-detail Literature type of New Town: > scale of autonomy New-Town-in-Town Satellite New Town Company Town > client Private Corporation Public Corporation > policy Capital Decentralization Industrialization Resettlement Economic
source: https://www.failedarchite cture.com/cairo-new-towns -from-desert-cities-to-de serted-cities/ source: https://www.failedarchite cture.com/cairo-new-towns -from-desert-cities-to-de serted-cities/ source: https://www.failedarchite cture.com/cairo-new-towns -from-desert-cities-to-de serted-cities/ The planning and construction of Al Shorouk was established by the presidential decree n. 325 in 1995, to cope with Cairo’s fast growing population and rapid spread through the desert started in 1970s. It is expected to house a population of 500.000 inhabitants, but at the moment it counts 170.000 residents. source: http://www.newcities.gov.eg
2008 - 2024 disclaimer