El Shorouk
Al-Shorouk (Arabic: الشروق pronounced [eʃʃʊˈɾuːʔ, eʃʃɪˈɾuːʔ], "the Sunrise") is a satellite city in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. As a 'new city' it is administered by the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA). Shorouk is one of the so-called Third Generation new cities, established by Presidential Decree 325/1995 allocating 11,000 acres of public land to NUCA, in addition to further allocations totalling 53,000 acres by 2017.
El Shorouk
الشروق | |
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city | |
House in El Shorouk | |
El Shorouk Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30.144979°N 31.639912°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Cairo |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
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