New Qena Explained
| New Qena |
| Native Name: | قنا الجديدة |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Settlement Type: | Planned city |
| Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
| Coordinates: | 26.235°N 32.74°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Egypt |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Qena |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 2000 |
| Leader Title: | Head of New Qena City Authority |
| Leader Name: | Mustafa Saeed[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 97.934 |
| Population Total: | 130,000 |
| Population As Of: | Target Population |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code: | 83511 |
| Area Code: | +96 |
New Qena is a city in the Qena Governorate, Egypt.[2] [3] It was established by Presidential Decree 197/2000 as part of the NUCA New Cities program as a Third Generation city.[4] [5] The total cost of the planned city is E£ 3 billion and it will house 130,000 people.[6]
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.[7] There are a total of 6,068 housing units planned, of which 5,078 are currently built, as of February 2023.[8] Construction of a E£ 152.9 million dollar hospital is also underway, which when finished will be 8 floors and have 175 beds.[9]
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Notes and References
- Web site: وزير الإسكان يصدر حركة تكليفات بأجهزة المدن الجديدة . 2023-03-27 . بوابة الأهرام . ar.
- Web site: Aqarmap . 2019-11-27 . Detailed Information about New Qena City . 2023-03-27 . Aqarmap Blog . en-US.
- Web site: New Qena . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130308033802/http://www.urban-comm.gov.eg/qena.asp . March 8, 2013 . New Urban Communities Authority.
- Web site: 2021-06-03 . Largest Entertainment City to Open in New Qena INVEST-GATE . 2023-03-27 . invest-gate.me . en-US.
- 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 . en . 1113 . 1 . 012027 . 10.1088/1755-1315/1113/1/012027 . 1755-1315. free .
- Web site: April 2019 . Updates on Social Housing Projects in Upper Egypt . amcham.org.
- Web site: City master plan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130314044923/http://www.urban-comm.gov.eg/qena_uses.asp . March 14, 2013 . New Urban Communities Authority.
- Web site: 2023-02-21 . Al-Gazzar Inspects Progress in New Qena Projects INVEST-GATE . 2023-03-27 . invest-gate.me . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-12-27 . Housing Ministry Implements 1,236 Residential Units in New Qena INVEST-GATE . 2023-03-27 . invest-gate.me . en-US.
