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Planned city in Qena, Egypt
New Qena قنا الجديدة
Planned city
A picture of New Qena City today, November 20, 2024A picture of New Qena City today, November 20, 2024
Official seal of New QenaSeal
New Qena is located in EgyptNew QenaNew QenaLocation in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°14′06″N 32°44′24″E / 26.235°N 32.74°E / 26.235; 32.74
Country Egypt
GovernorateQena
Founded2000
Government
 • Head of New Qena City AuthorityMustafa Saeed
Area
 • Total97.934 km (37.813 sq mi)
Population
 • Total130,000
 • Density1,300/km (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
Area code+96

New Qena (Egyptian Arabic: قنا الجديدة) is a city in the Qena Governorate, Egypt. It was established by Presidential Decree 197/2000 as part of the NUCA New Cities program as a Third Generation city. The total cost of the planned city is E£ 3 billion and it will house 130,000 people.

The city's total area is 24,200 acres, but the urban area only covers approximately 7,000 acres and is located in the northwest area of the city. There are a total of 6,068 housing units planned, of which 5,078 are currently built, as of February 2023. Construction of a E£ 152.9 million dollar hospital is also underway, which when finished will be 8 floors and have 175 beds.

References

  1. "وزير الإسكان يصدر حركة تكليفات بأجهزة المدن الجديدة". بوابة الأهرام (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. Aqarmap (2019-11-27). "Detailed Information about New Qena City". Aqarmap Blog. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  3. "New Qena". New Urban Communities Authority. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013.
  4. "Largest Entertainment City to Open in New Qena | INVEST-GATE". invest-gate.me. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  5. Omayer, Hayam M.; Mobarak, Mohamed A.; Selim, Omar (December 2022). "Digital Transformation: towards Sustainable and Smart New Cities in Upper Egypt (New Qena Case study)". IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 1113 (1): 012027. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1113/1/012027. ISSN 1755-1315.
  6. "Updates on Social Housing Projects in Upper Egypt". amcham.org. April 2019.
  7. "City master plan". New Urban Communities Authority. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013.
  8. "Al-Gazzar Inspects Progress in New Qena Projects | INVEST-GATE". invest-gate.me. 2023-02-21. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  9. "Housing Ministry Implements 1,236 Residential Units in New Qena | INVEST-GATE". invest-gate.me. 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.

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