The Egyptian state realized that the lands of the new city of Sphinx have a special nature that distinguishes it from some other cities; As the city accommodates urban development, and is suitable for agricultural reclamation on a large scale, it is also a wonderful destination for establishing strategic and economic projects, so it has become a promising city at all levels.
It is not possible to ignore its excellent strategic location, which put the city on the list of promising cities that the state will work on developing. So we have highlighted what distinguishes this city, and what it has come to so far in this article.
What is New Sphinx City?
It is a new city of the fourth generation, established with the aim of being attractive to investment and housing; In view of the characteristics that it possesses; From the site and large agricultural areas.
What is the area of the city of Sphinx and where is it located?
The area of New Sphinx City is about 77,000 acres, which is 6 times the area of Sheikh Zayed City.
The city is characterized by its location in the middle of Cairo, Menoufia and Giza governorates, in addition to being close to the Sixth of October City, and a few kilometers from Sheikh Zayed City.
It is also close to important facilities such as, the Egyptian Museum, the pyramids and the Sphinx International Airport; This is what makes it of great tourist and economic value.
What are the main routes through which the city passes?
New Sphinx City is unique in its presence within the scope of a very important and pivotal road network, namely:
- Regional Ring
- middle ring
- Long live Egypt axis
- Rod Al-Farag axis
- Cairo Alexandria Desert Road
What events did the city undergo to reach the level of fourth generation cities?
The city was about to become a random, unplanned city; Being a city with widespread squatting of agricultural land, this gave the landowners the opportunity to set up unauthorized homes.
لكن تدخلت الدولة لحل هذه المشكلة عن طريق وضع مخطط عام للمدينة، وتقنين أوضاع ملاك الأراضي الزراعية بها، بالإضافة إلى تنظيم قطاع المرافق الذي يخدمها.
This happened in parallel with the establishment of a new urban community in the city with the latest technological means, in order to become a counterpart to the new administrative capital for the sector served by the city of Sphinx.
What is the general plan of the city?
The Egyptian government decided to divide the city into two parts, residential and commercial; This happened based on the large area that the city enjoys, and its excellent strategic location in the middle of vital provinces and close to important facilities.
Based on the foregoing, the government decided that the process of developing the new city of Sphinx will be divided into stages; To ensure the implementation of the plans for settling the affairs of land holders, access to the basic facilities of the entire city, and the provision of services that facilitate the lives of citizens.
The development process of the new Sphinx city is currently being divided into stages, in addition to focusing on providing the city and its residential neighborhoods with facilities and services that facilitate the lives of citizens.
What is the importance of the city?
The city is planned to be a population attraction; As it is known that the cities of Greater Cairo and the Delta have increased population density significantly, the state has developed a plan to establish 14 smart cities of the fourth generation, and the new city of Sunfinix is one of these promising cities, which is supposed to attract citizens to reside there.
Moreover, the city is set to include a few tourism and entertainment projects; Due to its location, which is close to the Sphinx International Airport, Wadi El Natroun and the pyramids area.
What are the city services and facilities?
Work is now underway to establish and equip many facilities for this promising city; With the aim of making it an integrated city with facilities and services, the following are the most important facilities and services of the city:
- Sphinx International Airport: This airport was established with the aim of serving many cities such as, October and October
El Jadida, Sheikh Zayed, and the governorates of Fayoum, Beni Suef and Minya. In addition to receiving charter flights that cannot land at Cairo Airport, the airport consists of:
- Arrival hall
- main hall
- VIP lounge
- air control tower
- administrative Offices
- service buildings
- Hypermarket: The hypermarket that was opened earlier is considered a cornerstone for a group of many investment and service projects in the city of Sphinx. It is noteworthy that the hypermarket was built on an area of 49,000 square meters.
What are the residential neighborhoods that have been established in New Sphinx?
The New Sphinx City is famous for the neighborhoods of Sulaymaniyah and Wadi al-Nakhil, which are characterized by the luxury of villa design, with wide green spaces, fresh air, and bright sunshine.
For this reason, lovers of tranquility and comfort direct their attention to the wonderful residential neighborhoods of the Sphinx. As for the unit prices in the new districts of the city of Sphinx, they are as follows:
- Villa prices start from 1,150,000 Egyptian Pound.
What about the latest city news?
Several service projects will be launched, the first of which is a police complex that includes (passports - civil protection - traffic - police department - civil registry), in addition to establishing a commercial market and a health unit to serve the people of the city.
A basic education school will also be established; To become the city on the first road to self-sufficiency in important and basic services and facilities, this also comes with the provision of the city with mass transport lines; To facilitate the movement of external and internal movement of its residents.
Earlier, the government reviewed how to deal with land holders in the city, where it discussed ways to collect state dues, what these lands need in terms of facilities, and the best ways to convert these lands from agricultural to residential without tampering or compromising the city plan that was established before.
In the end, we can say that the future of the correct population distribution is in the hands of the new cities, on top of which is the city of Sphinx, which has taken an advanced position in the list of state concerns, with regard to establishing new and modern urban communities worthy of the Egyptian people.