New Qena

قنا الجديدة

Planned city

A satellite view of New Qena

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New Qena

Location in Egypt

Coordinates:  [ ⚑ ] : 26°14′06″N 32°44′24″E﻿ / ﻿26.235°N 32.74°E﻿ / 26.235; 32.74
Country|  Egypt
Governorate| Qena
Founded| 2000
Government

• Head of New Qena City Authority| Mustafa Saeed[1]
Area

• Total| 97.934 km2 (37.813 sq mi)
Population

(Target Population)

• Total| 130,000
• Density| 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EST)
Area code(s)| +96

New Qena (Egyptian Arabic: قنا الجديدة) 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]

## References

1. ↑ "وزير الإسكان يصدر حركة تكليفات بأجهزة المدن الجديدة" (in ar). https://gate.ahram.org.eg/News/3456808.aspx.
2. ↑ Aqarmap (2019-11-27). "Detailed Information about New Qena City" (in en-US). https://advice.aqarmap.com.eg/en/detailed-information-about-new-qena-city/.
3. ↑ "New Qena". http://www.urban-comm.gov.eg/qena.asp.
4. ↑ "Largest Entertainment City to Open in New Qena | INVEST-GATE" (in en-US). 2021-06-03. https://invest-gate.me/news/largest-entertainment-city-to-open-in-new-qena/.
5. ↑ 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)." (in en). IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1113 (1): 012027. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1113/1/012027. ISSN 1755-1315. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1113/1/012027.
6. ↑ "Updates on Social Housing Projects in Upper Egypt". April 2019. https://www.amcham.org.eg/publications/business-monthly/issues/280/April-2019/3845/updates-on-social-housing-projects-in-upper-egypt.
7. ↑ "City master plan". http://www.urban-comm.gov.eg/qena_uses.asp.
8. ↑ "Al-Gazzar Inspects Progress in New Qena Projects | INVEST-GATE" (in en-US). 2023-02-21. https://invest-gate.me/news/al-gazzar-inspects-progress-in-new-qena-projects/.
9. ↑ "Housing Ministry Implements 1,236 Residential Units in New Qena | INVEST-GATE" (in en-US). 2022-12-27. https://invest-gate.me/news/housing-ministry-implementing-1236-residential-units-in-new-qena/.

## External links

* Official Website
* Old Website

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