The New Capital
The New Capital
العاصمة الجديدة | |
|---|---|
The New Capital | |
| Coordinates: 30°01′19″N 31°45′18″E / 30.02194°N 31.75500°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Area (as planned) | |
• City centre | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 714 km2 (276 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Major airports | Capital International Airport |
| Abbreviation | (TBD) |
| Website | acud |
The New Capital (Arabic: العاصمة الجديدة, romanized: al-ʿĀṣima al-Jadīda) is a new urban community east of New Cairo in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. It is a satellite city of the nation's original capital city, Cairo. 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 Administrative Capital as the seat of government.