New Borg El Arab
New Borg El Arab (Arabic: برج العرب الجديدة Borg el-ʿArab el-Gedīda) is a new Egyptian city of the first generation, located in Alexandria Governorate, and administratively affiliated to the New Urban Communities Authority. It was established by decree of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt No. 506 dated December 5, 1979 under the name of New Amria City, and it remained in that name until the decision of the Chairman of the Council was issued. Ministers No. 1532 dated July 31, 1989 amending its name to become the New Borg El Arab city, with a total area of 47,403 acres (191 km²), about 55 km away from Alexandria, about 8 km from the Mediterranean coast and the Alexandria Matrouh coastal road, and about 3 km from Borg El Arab.[3]
New Borg El Arab
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Coordinates: 30°50′56″N 29°36′42″E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Alexandria |
Founded | 1979[1] |
Government | |
• Head of city Authority | El Sayed Hammam[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 191 km2 (74 sq mi) |
Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 150,230 |
• Density | 785.3/km2 (2,034/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Post code | 21934 |
Area code(s) | (+20) 3 |
Website | New Borg El Arab Authority |
New Borg El Arab was established to reduce congestion in Alexandria and to be a natural extension of it. The city is organizationally divided into thirteen residential neighborhoods, comprising many schools, nurseries, buildings for government services, commercial complexes, hospitals, banks, sports clubs, recreational areas, and an area for universities And a technological zone, as well as ten industrial zones that include various industrial activities. The city's location is characterized by being located on a land 28 meters higher than sea level, which makes its climate dry and not humid. The population of the city, according to the statistics of 2011, is about 150 thousand people.[4]
Geography and Climate
New Borg El Arab is located in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, at latitude 30° 50' 56" North, longitude 29° 36' 42" East, bounded on the north by Borg El Arab city, on the east Borg El Arab Airport, on the west El Hamam in the Matrouh Governorate and on the south Amreya.
The prevailing climate in New Borg El Arab city is desert climate, characterized by its hot summer and somewhat humid winter, and the average annual temperature is 24.42 degrees Celsius, and January is the coldest month of the year with an average of 11.9 degrees Celsius, and August is the hottest with an average of 25.3 degrees Celsius, and for the level of humidity It is low due to the dry nature of the area and its height above sea level of about 28 meters. The average annual rainfall is about 109 mm.
The city is characterized by a relative calm wind, except during the times of "The Khamaseen" winds and during the winter periods, and it blows during the autumn and summer from the north and northwest direction, and from the southeast direction during the spring and winter seasons.
Climate data for New Borg El Arab City
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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Average high °C | 17.0 | 18.0 | 19.9 | 24.0 | 26.4 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 28.1 | 27.4 | 23.4 | 19.4 | 24.42 |
Average low °C | 6.9 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 16.1 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 14.08 |
Daily mean °C | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.7 | 17.8 | 21.0 | 24.1 | 24.9 | 25.3 | 23.9 | 21.7 | 18.1 | 14.2 | 19.22 |
Average precipitation mm | 31 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 109 |
Administrative division
The total area of New Borg El Arab city is 47,403 acres, divided into residential, service, industrial, and recreational areas. The city is organizationally divided into thirteen residential neighborhoods, other than the industrial areas, as follows:
- The first district which is the city center and includes various categories of housing, economic, average, above average, and distinguished, as well as the city authority, the banks area, the city of engineers,[5] the general hospital, the medical administration, private medical centers, commercial complexes, the police department, a civil defense point, The Civil Registry, the Palace of Culture, the Youth center, the Post Office, public and private schools, and the Central Park.

- The second district includes economic and medium housing categories, a health unit, commercial complexes, public and private schools, and a civil defense point.
- The third district includes the middle and above-average housing categories, Petrosport Club, the Supply Office, the new court, commercial complexes, the National Social Security Authority building, public schools, the temporary building of the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, and the high-end housing project "Dar Misr".[6]
- The fourth district includes distinct housing categories, residential complexes under construction, and sports clubs, which are Smouha SC, Al Ittihad Alexandria Club – under construction – and Egyptian Shooting Club – under construction -.
- The fifth district includes the categories of upper-middle and distinguished housing, housing complexes, and plots of land under construction.
- The sixth district includes economic and medium housing categories, a drinking water lift station, and the Justice City project.[7]
- The seventh district includes the economic and medium housing categories, the "Build Your Home" residential projects and housing for lawyers.
- The eighth district includes the economic and medium housing categories, the social housing project, the Ministry of Awqaf buildings project, government schools, a youth center, a health unit, and commercial centers.
- The ninth district includes economic and medium housing categories, and a housing project for all Egyptians.

- The tenth district includes economic and medium housing categories, and some private residential complexes.
- The districts 11, 12 and 13 are still empty lands that have not been allocated or connected to facilities.
- The Universities district is located between the third district and the sixth district. It includes the City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications,[8] Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology,[9] International Branch of Alexandria University – under construction -, New Borg El Arab Technological University, Arab Open University – under construction – and The technology zone.
- The central axis which is the main service axis in the city, and extends throughout the city from east to west, and includes Senghor University – under construction -, the city center, mosques, a civil defense point, the Church of the Virgin Mary, Borg El Arab University Hospital Pediatric Oncology Center, the public parking For passenger transport, commercial complexes, car licensing unit, and the central wholesale market.
This is in addition to the mixed area east of the city, which includes cemeteries, Saint Mark's College Club, a central security camp, an armed forces camp, and industrial areas under construction.
Services
Health

New Borg El Arab city includes many of hospitals and medical centers such as:
- Al Salam Royal Hospital.
- Borg El Arab General Hospital.
- Borg El Arab University Hospital Pediatric Oncology Center.[10]
- Juweili Medical Center.
Education

New Borg El Arab city includes many of the nurseries, schools and universities such as:
- Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology.[11][12]
- Senghor University.
- International Branch of Alexandria University.
- New Borg El Arab Technology University.
- Arab Open University.
- City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City)
- Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology.
- Egyptian Japanese Schools.
- Borg El Arab Industrial Secondary School.
- Harvest International School.
Sports and Entertainment

New Borg El Arab city includes many facilities, sports clubs and recreational areas, such as:
- Smouha SC.[13]
- Al Ittihad Alexandria Club.[14]
- Egyptian Shooting Club.
- Petrosport club.
- Candela Recreational Area.
- Central park.
- The Children's park.
Infrastructure
Water and sewage

New Borg El Arab is fed with drinking water by the purification plant at km 40 Cairo–Alexandria desert road, and about sewage a treatment plant with the capacity of 36 thousand m3/day has been implemented, and the first phase of a treatment plant with the capacity of 115 thousand m3/day is being implemented.
Electricity
The length of electrical wires network in the city is approximately 2100 km, the capacity of electrical stations is 325 MV, the number of transformers in the city is 87 transformers, and a number of 19 distributors in various residential neighborhoods and industrial areas. As for natural gas networks, the length of the city's gas lines reaches more than 100 km, the capacity of gas stations is 100 thousand m 3 / hour, and the number of network organizers is 12 on all lines.

Transportation
The total road networks in New Borg El Arab city are approximately 630 km, and they are linked to the Cairo–Alexandria desert road through the 27 km long Kafoury-New Borg El Arab road, and to the international coastal road through an 8 km long road, and to Borg El Arab International Airport through a road with a length of 27 km. 13 km, and there is an internal transport system consisting of buses that follow the city's authority and others that follow the General Authority for Passenger Transport in Alexandria, service lines, and taxis.
The city is also connected to Alexandria through a train that runs from Sidi Gaber railway station to the city.
A main station is currently being constructed within the Ain Sokhna – Marsa Matruh Express train project next to the northern entrance to the city, and it is also planned that the Alexandria metro project, in its third phase, will reach the city.[15] It has minibus taxis and bus lines that connect the city with the areas of Misr Station, Mahatet El Raml, El Manshiyya, Azarita, Moharam Bek, Amreya, Borg El Arab, KM 21 and the capital Cairo.

Telecommunications
The length of the city's terrestrial communications network is approximately 410 km distributed across all residential neighborhoods and industrial areas, through the City Central Building of Telecom Egypt with a capacity of 30,000 land lines that can be increased, in addition to the presence of relay towers for mobile phone networks throughout the city. The city also includes a postal services center affiliated to the Egypt Post and is located in the first district.
Economy
- New Borg El Arab includes a designated area for banks, housing branches of most major banks operating in Egypt, such as QNB Al Ahli bank, Commercial International Bank CIB, HSBC Bank Egypt, Emirates NBD, Banque Misr, National Bank of Egypt, Banque du Caire, Bank of Alexandria, Crédit Agricole, Housing and Development Bank and Al Baraka Bank Egypt.
- The total area allocated for industrial activity in the city is currently about 4453 acres, divided into five existing industrial zones, other than five areas to be established, comprising more than 1,300 factories with a capital of about 17.7 billion Egyptian pound, with an annual production of about 21.7 billion pounds. These factories allowed nearly 103 thousand job opportunities with annual wages amounting to 411 million pounds.[4]
Religion

There are several mosques in New Borg El Arab city, such as:
- The ancient mosque.
- Sattar Latif Mosque.
- Rahman Mosque.
- Mosque of Islamic conquest.
- Abdul Rahman bin Auf mosque.
- Nour Al Eman mosque.
- Taqwa Mosque.
and one church in The central axis.
Photo gallery
- Dar misr
- Dar misr
- Mall
- The central axis
- The city of engineers
- The fourth district
- Borg El Arab Industrial Secondary School
- Authority Building
- Central Park
- The First district
- Central Park
- Central Park
- Housing and Development Bank
- Banque Misr
- Ahmed ʻUrabi St.
- The eighth district
- The second district
- The eighth district
- The First district
- Street in city
- Technological_area
- church
- Scientific Research City.
- inside Scientific Research City.
- The second district
- The central axis
- The eighth district
- The First district
- The First district
- The eighth district
- The central axis
- The city of engineers
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- Mahmoud Hussien (12 June 2019). ""اقتراحات البرلمان" توافق على اقتراح بإنشاء مدينة العدالة ببرج العرب الجديدة". youm7 (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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- "Borg El Arab University Hospital is the first governmental specialized center for the treatment of pediatric cancer in Egypt". shorouknews. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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- "Faraj Amer reopens the Smouha branch in Burj Al Arab, two years after it was closed". youm7. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "The Alexandrian Union officially receives the land of Burj Al Arab, with an area of 52.4 acres". youm7. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "Full details of the first electrified train in Alexandria before its implementation". elbaladnews. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2022.