New Qena (Egyptian Arabic: قنا الجديدة) is a city in the Qena Governorate, Egypt.[2][3] It was established by Presidential Decree 197/2000 as part of the NUCA New Cities program as a Third Generation city.[4][5] The total cost of the planned city is E£ 3 billion and it will house 130,000 people.[6]
New Qena قنا الجديدة | |
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Coordinates: 26°14′06″N 32°44′24″E / 26.235°N 32.74°E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Qena |
Founded | 2000 |
Government | |
• Head of New Qena City Authority | Mustafa Saeed[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 97.934 km2 (37.813 sq mi) |
Population (Target Population) | |
• Total | 130,000 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Area code | +96 |
The city's total area is 24,200 acres, but the urban area only covers approximately 7,000 acres and is located in the northwest area of the city.[7] There are a total of 6,068 housing units planned, of which 5,078 are currently built, as of February 2023.[8] Construction of a E£ 152.9 million dollar hospital is also underway, which when finished will be 8 floors and have 175 beds.[9]
References
edit- ^ "وزير الإسكان يصدر حركة تكليفات بأجهزة المدن الجديدة". بوابة الأهرام (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ Aqarmap (2019-11-27). "Detailed Information about New Qena City". Aqarmap Blog. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "New Qena". New Urban Communities Authority. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013.
- ^ "Largest Entertainment City to Open in New Qena | INVEST-GATE". invest-gate.me. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ Omayer, Hayam M.; Mobarak, Mohamed A.; Selim, Omar (December 2022). "Digital Transformation: towards Sustainable and Smart New Cities in Upper Egypt (New Qena Case study)". IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 1113 (1): 012027. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1113/1/012027. ISSN 1755-1315.
- ^ "Updates on Social Housing Projects in Upper Egypt". amcham.org. April 2019.
- ^ "City master plan". New Urban Communities Authority. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013.
- ^ "Al-Gazzar Inspects Progress in New Qena Projects | INVEST-GATE". invest-gate.me. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "Housing Ministry Implements 1,236 Residential Units in New Qena | INVEST-GATE". invest-gate.me. 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
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