The New Capital

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The New Capital (Egyptian Arabic: العاصمة الجديدة, romanized: el-ʿĀṣima el-Gedīda) is a new urban community and the de facto capital of Egypt east of New Cairo in Cairo Governorate. As of May 2023, 14 ministries and government entities have been relocated there. On 2 April 2024, president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took the constitutional oath for a third consecutive term in office, officially inaugurating the new capital city as the seat of Egyptian government. Plans for the new capital were announced by the then-Egyptian housing minister Mostafa Madbouly at the Egypt Economic Development Conference on 13 March 2015. The capital city is considered one of the projects for economic development, and is part of a larger initiative called Egypt Vision 2030. Over the years, attempts were made to give the city a proper name other than the New Administrative Capital. A competition was launched on the new capital's website to choose a new name and logo for the city. A jury of specialists was formed to...

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