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CITY
GERNERAL PLANE
The
city has a total surface area of 200 square kilometers, of which the built
area occupies 102 square kilometers. It is comprised of 10 residential
districts and five industrial districts, each residential district containing
eight to nine neighborhoods. The central hub of the city, in which the
main services are concentrated, is situated in the middle. The city will
take 570,000 inhabitants at its fullest extent and provide approximately
160,000 employment opportunities, with 122,000 housing units. The following
table sets out the land use plan for the city.
Residential
Area
Equipment
of the First Residential District with utilities is complete, as is phase
one of the Third Residential District. Equipment of the Second Residential
District, the rest of the Third, and the Fourth Residential District are
underway.
The construction of 560 middle-income housing units in the Third Residential
District is underway.
8,241 model housing units (above-average, low-cost, and economic) have
been completed and most have been handed over to their owners. The hand-over
of units proceeds according to phases and a defined timetable. Spending
on housing projects to date amounts to some 164 million Egyptian Pounds.
Industrial
Zone
The industrial zone
of the city has been located to its east and south so that it will have
no environmental impact on the city. The zone consists of 22 square kilometers
currently distributed among four districts. Two further districts (extensions
of the Fourth and Fifth industrial districts) are planned in addition
to areas set aside for workshops and small industries.
There is also an Industrial Zone Services Center, which includes a training
center. Factories in production provide job opportunities for approximately
21,000 workers.
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