Sheikh Zayed City

Sheikh Zayed City
مدينة الشيخ زايد
Sheikh Zayed City is located in Egypt
Sheikh Zayed City
Sheikh Zayed City
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°03′N 31°0′E / 30.050°N 31.000°E / 30.050; 31.000
CountryEgypt
GovernorateGiza
Government
 • Chairman Of City Development AuthorityMoustafa Fahmey [1]
Area
 • Total
19 sq mi (49 km2)
Population
 (January 2019)
 • Total
90,000 Residents with Sheikh Zayed IDs 375,000 Total Residents living in Sheikh Zayed (estimated based on electric meter installation figures)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3

Sheikh Zayed City (Arabic: مدينة الشيخ زايد) is a city in Giza Governorate in Egypt and part of the Greater Cairo urban area. It was established in 1995 and is named after Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Complaints was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Housing begins delivery of 336 units project "House Egypt" Sheikh Zayed 9 October next". manchikoni.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  3. ^ "New cities in the sand: Inside Egypt's dream to conquer the desert". TheGuardian.com. 10 July 2019.