Badr ( ar, بدر ) is a city located north east in the Cairo Governorate,

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. Badr is planned as an industrial city and includes 129 factories. In addition to this, 350 factories are still under construction. Most factories are built with the aim of exporting to Arab, African and world markets.

Description

It is the nearest industrial city to

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, it is also close to the

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and the

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. Projects in Badr are exempted from taxes for up to 10 years from the date at which their operation commenced.

Education

The city houses three universities, namely the Egyptian-Russian University,

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، the Egyptian E-Learning University and Badr University in Cairo BUC.

Health care

The city has a central national hospital, Badr Hospital. The hospital was founded in the early 2005 and started working in 2009. Badr Hospital is owned by

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and is now assigned to be a

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Climate

Badr City essentially has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). The climate is generally extremely dry all over the year except some sporadic rain during the winter months. In addition to rarity of rain, extreme heat during summer months is also a general climate feature of Badr although daytime temperatures are milder during autumn and winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as a

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(BWh), as the rest of Egypt.

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{{Authority control Cities in Egypt Populated places in Cairo Governorate New towns in Egypt

Description

Education

Health care

Climate

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