New Mansoura, officially New

Mansoura Mansoura (' , rural: ) is a city in Egypt, with a population of 960,423. It is the capital of the Dakahlia Governorate. Etymology ''Mansoura'' in Arabic means "victorious". The city is named after the El Mansoura Battle against Louis IX of Fr ...

City, is a planned city in

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. It will lie on the

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, around 50 km north of Old Mansoura. The city represents one of several ambitious urban development projects of the government. With the help of which the problem of the congestion of the existing cities is to be solved. The development of the city will cost around 3.7 billion

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. It will cover 25.4 km² stretching around 14 km along the coast and will have the capacity to house 1.5 million people when completed. The project is led by the

New Urban Communities Authority The New Urban Communities Authority ( ar, هيئة المجتمعات العمرانية الجديدة) is an Egyptian state owned enterprise (SOE) affiliated to the Ministry of Housing. Its headquarters are in Sheikh Zayed City in Greater Cair ...

. The city will include residential areas, touristic resorts, industrial areas, a water desalination plant, a commercial market, a waterfront promenade and a

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. A 2 km long marina will be constructed on reclaimed land. It is also intended that the city will become a center of medical tourism. Construction of the city started in 2017 and will be implemented in phases. The city will be connected to Old Mansoura by a newly build electrified railway system.

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