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Egyptian government set to move to new capital in December

The yet-unnamed new capital will accommodate an estimated 6.5 million people to ease pressure on age-old, populous Cairo
FILED - 13 December 2018, Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian President Abdelfatah al-Sisi (C) visits Egypt's new administrative capital. The Egyptian government will start moving to the country’s new capital, east of Cairo, next month, a presidential official said on Wednesday. Photo: -/Egyptian Presidency/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.
Egyptian President Abdelfatah al-Sissi (C) visits Egypt's new administrative capital. Photo: Egyptian Presidency.

The Egyptian government will start moving to the country’s new capital, east of Cairo, next month, a presidential official said on Wednesday.

The new administrative capital, launched in 2015, is the flagship construction scheme in a string of mega-projects undertaken by Egyptian President Abdel-Fatah al-Sissi.

Earlier this year, al-Sissi, who took office in 2014, said the inauguration of the capital would mark the birth of a new republic in Egypt.

Al-Sissi has instructed the government to start moving its offices to a government district in the new capital as of December, presidential spokesperson Bassam Radi said in an online statement.

“This will mark [government] work on a trial basis for six months," the official added.

Parliament, airport

Located 45 kilometres east of Cairo, the new capital spans 170,000 acres.

It is also planned to house the parliament, a business hub, an airport, a large public park, and Africa's highest tower among other facilities.

When completed, the yet-unnamed capital will accommodate an estimated 6.5 million people to ease pressure on age-old, populous Cairo, according to government officials.

Egyptian government set to move to new capital in December
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