New Borg El Arab

This article is about New Borg El Arab city. For other uses, see Borg El Arab (disambiguation).

New Borg El Arab
برج العرب الجديده Borg Elarab Elgedida
City
Some of the city's landmarks
Some of the city's landmarks
Flag of New Borg El Arab
Flag
Map
Map
New Borg El Arab is located in Egypt
New Borg El Arab
New Borg El Arab
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°50′56″N 29°36′42″E / 30.84889°N 29.61167°E / 30.84889; 29.61167
CountryEgypt
GovernorateAlexandria
Founded1979[1]
Government
 • Head of city AuthorityEl Sayed Hammam[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total165.9 km2 (64.1 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total45,865
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3
Post code
21934[4]
Area code(+20) 3
WebsiteNew Borg El Arab Authority

New Borg El Arab (Egyptian Arabic: برج العرب الجديده Borg el-ʿArab el-Gedīda) is a new Egyptian city of the first generation, located in Alexandria Governorate,[5] and administratively affiliated to the New Urban Communities Authority.[6] It was established by decree of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt No. 506 dated December 5, 1979 under the name" New Amria City",[7] and it remained in that name until the decision of the Chairman of the council was issued. Ministers No. 1532 dated July 31, 1989 amending its name to become the New Borg El Arab city, with a total area of 47,403 acres (191 km2), about 55 km away from Alexandria, about 8 km from the Mediterranean coast and the Alexandria Matrouh coastal road, and about 3 km from Borg El Arab.[8]

New Borg El Arab was established to reduce congestion in Alexandria and to be a natural extension of it. The city is organizationally divided into thirteen residential neighborhoods, comprising many schools, nurseries, buildings for government services, commercial complexes, hospitals, banks, sports clubs, recreational areas, and an area for universities And a technological zone,[9] as well as ten industrial zones that include various industrial activities. The city's location is characterized by being located on a land 28 meters higher than sea level, which makes its climate dry and not humid. The population of the city, according to the statistics of 2022, is about 170,000 people.[10]

  1. ^ "الصفحة الرئيسية – برج العرب الجديدة". Newcities.gov.eg (in Arabic). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ Yasmine Karam (28 March 2022). "وزير الإسكان يصدر قرارًا بحركة تكليفات بأجهزة المدن الجديدة". almasryalyoum (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Madīnat Burj al-'Arab al-Jadīdah (New City, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ^ "New Borg El Arab Post Office". Egypt postal code. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Alexandria Governorate". State Information Service. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. ^ "about us". New Urban Communities Authority. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. ^ "إصدار قانون إنشاء الجامعات التكنولوجية". Manshurat.org (in Arabic). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. ^ "New Urban Communities Authority Portal". New Cities Government of Egypt. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Creativity Complex in Technological Zone, New Borg El Arab". Presidency.eg. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Industry sector in new borg el arab". New Cities Government of Egypt. Retrieved 18 November 2016.