Place:15th of May (city)
15th of May City مدينة 15 مايو | |
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  15th of May City Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 29°49′55″N 31°21′36″E / 29.831871°N 31.360050°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Cairo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.99 km2 (29.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 98,521 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
15th of May City (Arabic: مدينة 15 مايو) is a 'new city' district in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt.[2] Its cornerstone was laid in 1978 on an area of 6400 acres, which trippled to 18,000 acres by 2017.[3] It was constructed to solve the problem of insufficient accommodation.[4] However, after almost forty years, it had only 93,574 residents according to the 2017 census.[5]
Name
The name was chosen to immortalize the memory of the Corrective Revolution (launched as the "Corrective Movement"), a reform program (officially just a change in policy) launched on 15 May 1971 by President Anwar Sadat. It involved purging Nasserist members of the government and security forces, often considered pro-Soviet and left-wing, and drumming up popular support by presenting the takeover as a continuation of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, while at the same time radically changing track on issues of foreign policy, economy, and ideology. Sadat's Corrective Revolution also included the imprisonment of other political forces in Egypt, including liberals and Islamists.
Geography
The 15th of May is a new satellite city located in the southern area of Cairo,[2] and is administered by the New Urban Communities Authority.[3]
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[6] as the rest of Egypt. Due to its closeness to Helwan, it has very similar averages.
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Economy
Industry
To the south, the 15th of May has a group of factories for many products.
Trading
15th of May city has several shopping malls, supermarkets and shops.
Education
The city has a group of schools such as the El Mostaqbal school.
Higher Education
The Higher Institute of Engineering is the most important educational foundation in the city. The city also host its own university known as May University.
Religion
The city has a group of mosques which include:
- Masjid al Jafari
- Aly Ibn Aby Taleb
- Mostafa Mosque
- Al Fardos Mosque
- Al Radwan
- Masjid El-Nour
- Fatima, the Prophet Mosque
Also, the city has two churches:
- St. Mark's Church
- Church of Saint Virgin Mary & St. Athnasyous
See also
- Greater Cairo
- Helwan
- List of cities and towns in Egypt
- Maadi
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "15 Māyū (Kism (fully urban), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". https://citypopulation.de/en/egypt/admin/al_q%C4%81hirah/0104__15_m%C4%81y%C5%AB/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Southern Area". http://www.cairo.gov.eg/en/Pages/Region.aspx?ReID=11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "15th of May City". http://www.newcities.gov.eg/know_cities/May/default.aspx.
- ↑ Mohamed, Adel; S. Araffa, Nagi Mahmoud (2011). "Delineation of Near-Surface Structure in the Southern Part of 15th of May City, Cairo, Egypt Using Geological, Geophysical and Geotechnical Techniques". Pure and Applied Geophysics 169 (9): 1641–1654. doi:10.1007/s00024-011-0415-y.
- ↑ Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) (2017). "2017 Census for Population and Housing Conditions". https://www.cedejcapmas.org/adws/app/4d5b52dc-669d-11e9-b6a6-975656a88994/index.html.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Climate: 15th of May City - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. http://en.climate-data.org/location/3976/. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
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