The country began to "move its capital" in December. New cities are built in the desert, and landmar

Original title: the country began to "move its capital" in December. New cities are built in the desert, and landmark buildings are undertaken by Chinese enterprises!
Egyptian government departments are about to move into a desert.
Since 2015, the Egyptian government has been planning to build a new administrative capital in the desert east of Cairo to ease the congestion caused by high population density in Cairo.
According to Xinhua news agency, the new administrative capital covers an area of about 700 square kilometers. It is expected to transfer about 6.5 million people, government organs and foreign embassies, and create 1.75 million jobs.
The Egyptian government will travel to the new administrative capital from December
According to Xinhua news agency, the Egyptian presidential palace issued a statement on November 3, saying that according to the instructions of Egyptian President Sisi, the Egyptian government will move to the new administrative capital from December.
Bassam lardi, spokesman of the presidential palace, said that after the government building and other preparations are ready, the government will move to the new administrative capital from December and conduct a six-month trial operation.

Source: Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Ahmed Goma)
Cairo, the capital of Egypt, has a high population density and overburdened urban infrastructure. Since 2015, the Egyptian government has planned a new administrative capital in the desert east of Cairo, covering an area of about 700 square kilometers. It is expected to transfer about 6.5 million people, government organs and foreign embassies. The government expects that the new administrative capital will also create about 2 million jobs.
From the perspective of Egypt, the population increases by more than 2 million every year. In the next 40 years, Egypt's population will double to 200 million, and most of them live along the Nile, which accounts for only 4% of Egypt's national area. The current population of Greater Cairo is more than 22 million, which has seriously exceeded the livable warning line of 8 million people. Severe congestion, scattered slums and all kinds of domestic garbage bind the city out of breath. Egypt hopes that after the completion of the new administrative capital, Cairo will restore its livable historical and civilized appearance and highlight its tourism, leisure and cultural attributes.
The report pointed out that the city, which cost US $45 billion, is the largest of the large-scale projects launched by Ceci since he took office in 2014. It is built about 45 kilometers east of Cairo. Its area is almost twice that of Cairo. It is planned to accommodate 6.5 million people.
The Egyptian government believes that a new administrative capital needs to be built to absorb Cairo's rapidly growing population. By 2050, Cairo's population will double to 40 million. Sisi also said that other projects in the new capital, from new roads and residential communities to the expansion of the Suez Canal, have attracted investors and created employment opportunities for more than 100 million people in the country.
The associated press said that the city will accommodate the presidential palace, cabinet, Parliament and government departments in the future. The Egyptian government also promised to build a park about 34 kilometers long, an airport, an opera house, a sports center and 20 skyscrapers.

Photo source: photographed by Wu Huii, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
According to the Egyptian Pyramid daily, the government originally planned to move 52 thousand and 300 government employees to the new capital by mid 2020, but the plan was postponed after the outbreak of COVID-19.
Earlier this year, Sisi said that moving the government to the new capital would "herald a new era of modern government work". The associated press said that this is the first time since the 7th century that the country has transferred its power center outside Cairo.
The Egyptian government's attempt to solve the population explosion crisis has begun since 1976. Then President Sadat successively launched more than 10 plans for new desert cities, such as Ramadan 10th city and Sadat City, but these projects failed in the end. By 2014, the total population of these cities was less than 1 million.
The new administrative capital CBD is undertaken by Chinese enterprises
It is worth mentioning that the most important central business district (CBD) in Egypt's new administrative capital is constructed by CSCEC Cairo branch. It is planned to build 20 single high-rise buildings and supporting municipal facilities such as office buildings, hotels and apartments on a land of about 505000 square meters, with a total construction area of about 1.7 million square meters. As of May 21 this year, the construction of most high-rise main structures of the project is coming to an end, and the main buildings of 10 high-rise office buildings have been capped.
One of the most concerned is the landmark high-rise to be completed. It is built by Chinese contractors with a height of 385 meters. After completion, it will become "the tallest building in Africa". At present, the building has not been named. The building code is D01. Egypt calls it the iconic tower.

Photo source: photographed by Sui xiankai, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
According to CCTV news, on June 17 local time, "Africa's tallest building" the sign tower in the central business district of Egypt's new administrative capital completed the capping of the main structure and will enter a new stage of hardcover and electromechanical construction.
According to the eight official account of WeChat, the logo tower is a composite high-rise building with functions of office, hotel, business and sightseeing. The project covers a total area of 65000 square meters and a construction area of 262000 square meters. It has two floors underground and 78 floors above the ground. The structural height is 373.2 meters and the highest point of the tower crown is 385.8 meters.
The landmark tower project has not only created new urban signs in Egypt, but also constantly refreshed the engineering construction record: completed in 38 hours88500 cubic meters of super large concrete base slab was poured, with a pouring volume of 785 cubic meters in a single hour at the peak, setting the fastest record for pouring super large foundation slab in the architectural history of the Middle East and Africa; A total of 808 days were spent on the construction of core tube. The construction of core tube and steel structure realized the construction speed of "four days and one floor" and "three days and one floor" respectively, creating a new speed of construction in Egypt; Super high rise climbing formwork technology, pumping concrete technology and boom tower crane installation technology have created a precedent for the construction of local super high-rise buildings in Egypt.
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa madbouly once praised the construction process as "an absolute miracle".
Egypt's new administrative capital plans to build a transportation network including Egypt's first monorail train, which can connect the new city with other cities in the Greater Cairo region. According to the plan, the first phase of monorail train will be completed by the end of May 2022 and the second phase will be completed by February 2023.
In addition, the Egyptian government also plans to electronically monitor the infrastructure and buildings in the city, cover the roof with solar panels, pay in cash, and allocate 15 square meters of green space to each resident.
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