El Shorouk
الشروق | |
|---|---|
 House in El Shorouk | |
  El Shorouk Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°08′42″N 31°38′24″E / 30.144979°N 31.639912°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Cairo |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
El-Shorouk (Arabic: الشروق pronounced [eʃʃʊˈɾuːʔ, eʃʃɪˈɾuːʔ], "the Sunrise") is a satellite city in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt, also spelt Elshorouk.[1][2] As a "new city" it is administered by the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA).[3] Shorouk is one of the so-called third generation new cities, established by presidential decree 325/1995, allocating 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) of public land to NUCA, in addition to further allocations totalling 53,000 acres (21,000 ha) by 2017.[3]
- ^ "Eastern Area". www.cairo.gov.eg. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "New branch of Egypt's Academy of Arts to open in El-Shorouk City". Ahram Online (in Arabic). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Shorouk City". New Urban Communities Authority. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.