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in Egypt, where the Cairo governor is also the head of the city. This rightfully creates much confusion and synonymity between the Governorate of Cairo, and the city, though officially they are two semi-distinct levels of
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Due to its congestion and overcrowded streets, Cairo is not attractive to investors. UN-Habitat is promoting alternative methods of transportation with the aim of relieving these issues.
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In a program that began on 28 August 2012 (through 2018), the European Union invested 40 million Euros on upgrading the infrastructure of informal areas in Cairo Governorate.
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In addition to Cairo City, there are five satellite cities that are under the jurisdiction of the
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that directly controls them (planning, land sales, zoning), while the governorate departments (
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On 30 August 2018, Khaled Abdel-Aal Abdel-Hafez was appointed governor of Cairo Governorate.
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district and the satellite cities, were spun off in April 2008 to form the
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West (Gharb Madinet Nasr), al-Salam Awwal, al-Salam Thani,
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Egyptian Governing Authority for Investment and Free Zones
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Division Maadi Company for Development and Reconstruction
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Mohammed Saad El-Din Maamoun, 15 May 1977 - 12 March 1983
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Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities
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Mohammed Omar Abdel Akhar, 2 May 1991 - 7 July 1997
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Road - Al Nozha District 607: 406:, Al-Zawiya al-Hamra, Hadayek al-Kobba, 356: 2469: 2965: 2290:"ﻰﻓ ﻡﺎــﺳﻗﻸﻟ ﻯﺭﻳﺩﻘﺗﻟﺍ ﻥﺎــﻛﺳﻟﺍ ﺩﺩـــﻋ" 2247: 2105:List of governors of Cairo Governorate 1948: 339: 2706: 2614:from the original on 23 November 2018 2457:from the original on 20 February 2014 2453:. Citypopulation.de. 8 January 2012. 797:Al Qatamia Thalth Al Qahira Al Jadida 598:Capital Gardens (Under construction) 149:3,085 km (1,191 sq mi) 93:Cairo Governorate on the map of Egypt 2674:from the original on 2 January 2017 2502: 2265:from the original on 31 August 2018 2153: 1907: 1882: 1855: 1828: 1803: 1776: 1748: 1721: 1694: 1669: 1641: 1614: 1587: 1562: 1535: 1510: 1485: 1460: 1433: 1408: 1383: 1358: 1333: 1308: 1281: 1256: 1229: 1204: 1177: 1152: 1127: 1099: 1074: 1049: 1022: 997: 970: 943: 918: 893: 868: 841: 816: 789: 764: 737: 711: 692:'Al Tagmou Al Khames Aoal Al Qahira 684: 665:'Al Tagmou Al Khames Than Al Qahira 657: 262: 13: 2431:Johnstone, Harry (21 March 2018). 1943: 14: 2989: 2690: 2604:"Industrial Zones of Governorate" 790:قسم القطامية ثالث القاهرة الجديدة 2771: 2125:, 14 April 2011 - 12 August 2012 2116:, 13 August 2013 - 23 March 2016 489:, al-Muski, and Bab El-Shaaria. 103: 87: 75: 65: 43: 2561: 2536: 2511: 2451:"EGYPT Administrative Division" 2146:, 13 March 1983 - 14 April 1989 539:New Urban Communities Authority 328:Parts of the governorate - the 273:, both the national capital of 2668:European Union External Action 2568:Mohsen Semeika (9 July 2016). 2443: 2424: 2403: 2378: 2353: 2328: 2311: 269:. It is formed of the city of 1: 2484:. United Nations. p. 289 2261:(in Arabic). 30 August 2018. 2240: 2131:, 9 July 2004 - 14 April 2011 1929: 685:قسم التجمع الخامس أول القاهرة 451:, Al-Wayli, Wasat al-Qahira ( 2608:Ministry of Investment Egypt 2085: 658:قسم التجمع الأول ثان القاهرة 136:Khaled Abdel-Aal Abdel-Hafez 7: 2580:(in Arabic). 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Index

Governorate
View of Cairo from Cairo tower
Cairo
Cairo tower
Flag of Cairo Governorate
Official logo of Cairo Governorate
Cairo Governorate on the map of Egypt
Egypt
Cairo
EGP
US$
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
ISO 3166 code
HDI
4th
بوابة محافظة القاهرة
Arabic
governorates of Egypt
Cairo
Egypt
satellite cities
New Administrative Capital
New Cairo
Badr
15th of May
cities
Greater Cairo
metropolitan area

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