Madinaty ( ar, مدينتى , "My City") is a suburb, aimed at becoming a complete city, in northeast Cairo Governorate,

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Overview

The project is being constructed by Talaat Mostafa Group. The Master Planners are HHCP Design International, Inc. The landscape architects are the SWA group. Construction began in July 2006. The contract by which the land was granted to the company was challenged in Egyptian courts. Egyptians were angered that the land had been sold below current market value to Talaat Mostafa Group during Mubarak's rule. Madinaty is being built over an area of , with a total budget of .جريدة الرياض : «مدينتي» أكبر مشروع عمراني في مصر بكلفة 60 مليار جنيه
In 2016, around 3900 residential units were sold in Madinaty by the Ministry of Housing. Madinaty has wide streets and the city is designed in terms of sub-compounds where each sub-compound has its facilities in terms of supermarkets, a mosque, an outpatient clinic, and public parks for children to play in and families. Madinaty has 2 malls with various shops including a mechanic's shop and restaurants. Another food court was recently opened called South Park with dozens of restaurants such as

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. Madinaty has a large club with several pools, playgrounds, gym and clubhouse.

Infrastructure

Madinaty uses

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for water and electricity distribution.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as

hot desert A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one ...

(BWh) as the rest of Egypt.

References

External links

Official website
Populated places in Cairo Governorate {{egypt-geo-stub

Overview

Infrastructure

Climate

See also

References

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