El Shorouk
El Shorouk
الشروق | |
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House in El Shorouk | |
| Coordinates: 30°08′42″N 31°38′24″E / 30.144979°N 31.639912°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Cairo |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
El-Shorouk (Arabic: الشروق pronounced [eʃʃʊˈɾuːʔ, eʃʃɪˈɾuːʔ], "the Sunrise") is a satellite city in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt, also spelt Elshorouk. As a "new city" it is administered by the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA). Shorouk is one of the so-called third generation new cities, established by presidential decree 325/1995, allocating 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) of public land to NUCA, in addition to further allocations totalling 53,000 acres (21,000 ha) by 2017.