15th of May City ( ar, مدينة 15 مايو) is a
city
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of eastern
Helwan,
Egypt
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, and is part of
Greater Cairo
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. It was established in 1978, and is located south of the
Nile Delta and east of central Helwan City. It was constructed to solve the problem of insufficient accommodation.
Name
The name was chosen to immortalize the memory of the
Corrective Revolution (launched as the "Corrective Movement"), a reform program (officially just a change in policy) launched on 15 May 1971 by
President
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Anwar Sadat
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. It involved purging
Nasserist members of the government and security forces, often considered pro-
Soviet
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and
left-wing
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, and drumming up popular support by presenting the takeover as a continuation of the
Egyptian Revolution of 1952, while at the same time radically changing track on issues of foreign policy, economy, and ideology. Sadat's Corrective Revolution also included the imprisonment of other political forces in Egypt, including
liberals and
Islamists
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.
Geography
The City of 15th of May is located in the south east of the city of
Helwan.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as
hot desert (BWh),
as the
rest of Egypt. Due to its closeness to
Helwan, it has very similar averages.
Economy
Industry
The city of 15th of May has a group of factories for many products.
Trading
15th of May city has several shopping malls, supermarkets and shops.
Education
The city has a group of schools such as the El Mostaqbal school.
Higher Education
The Higher Institute of Engineering is the most important educational foundation in the city.
Religion
The city has a group of mosques as:
* Masjid al Jafari
* Aly Ibn Aby Taleb
* Mostafa Mosque
* Al Fardos Mosque
* Al Radwan
* Masjid El-Nour
And also the city has two churches:
*St. Mark's Church
*Church of Saint virgin mary & st. Athnasyous
See also
*
Greater Cairo
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*
Helwan
*
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Maadi
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References
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