10th of Ramadan ( ar, العاشر من رمضان ') is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

located in the

Sharqia Governorate Sharqia Governorate ( ar, محافظة الشرقية ', , rural: ) is the 3rd most populous of the governorates of Egypt. Located in the northern part of the country, its capital is the city of Zagazig. Overview Bilbeis is the former capital ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...

. It is a first-generation new urban community, and one of the most industrialized. It enjoys close proximity to the city of

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of ...

, and is considered part of Greater Cairo. It was founded by Presidential Decree No. 249 in 1977 in a bid to attract foreign and local capital with the intent of providing job opportunities for the country's youth, as well as move people away from the Nile Valley to ease the stress on existing infrastructure and reduce congestion.

History

The city was named for the commencement of the

Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by E ...

otherwise called the October War, it started on 10 Ramadan, 1393 AH according to the

Islamic Calendar The Hijri calendar ( ar, ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, translit=al-taqwīm al-hijrī), also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 ...

.
The Guardian, "New cities in the sand: inside Egypt’s dream to conquer the desert". Retrieved 31 Mar 2021 It shares its namesake with the 6th of October (city), Sixth of October City nearby.

Location

Al Ashir min Ramadan is located on the

Ismailia Ismailia ( ar, الإسماعيلية ', ) is a city in north-eastern Egypt. Situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal, it is the capital of the Ismailia Governorate. The city has a population of 1,406,699 (or approximately 750,000, includi ...

desert highway, from Cairo and from the city Belbeis.

Economy

Agriculture

47 million Egyptian pounds have been invested in afforestation in the city.

Industry

Some of the industries present in the city include electronics, food processing, ready-made garments, plastic, paper, textiles, building materials, steel, pharmaceuticals and furniture. There are many industrial zones in the city. Industrial zones

Labor force

The population of the city is approximately 500,000 people

Infrastructure

The city's infrastructure includes water supply, sewers, an electrical grid and telecommunications.

Water supply

The city has been connected with two water purification plants with capacity of 621,000 m^3/day and station wells with capacity of 20,000 m^3/day.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh) as the rest of

References

{{Authority control Cities in Egypt Populated places in Sharqia Governorate New towns started in the 1970s New towns in Egypt