New Cairo

Worth seeing in and around New Cairo

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   The American University in Cairo

   The American University in Cairo is a private liberal arts university in New Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels, along with a continuing education program.

   3.1 km · independent English-language research university in Cairo, Egypt · Wikipedia
2. 02
   30 June Stadium

   The 30 June Stadium known as Air Defense Stadium is a stadium used mostly for football matches and also sometimes for athletics located in Cairo. It was built by the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.

   9.3 km · Stadium located in Cairo, Egypt · Wikipedia
3. 03
   German University in Cairo

   The German University in Cairo is a private non-profit university in New Cairo, Egypt. GUC was founded in 2002 by the presidential decree 27/2002 and according to the Egyptian law number 101/1992.

   5.4 km · university · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Petro Sport Stadium

   The Petrosport Stadium is a multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 16,000 located in New Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt. It was completed in 2006.

   2.3 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Future University in Egypt

   Future University in Egypt is a private university located in 90 street, New Cairo, Egypt and was founded in 2006 by the Azazy Group.

   2.1 km · university in Egypt · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Canadian International College

   The Canadian International College, is an Egyptian University in Cairo, Egypt. The CIC is the sole provider of Canadian higher education in Egypt.

   3.9 km · College in Cairo, Egypt · Wikipedia
7. 07
   AUC Libraries and Learning Technologies

   AUC Libraries and Learning Technologies is the main library of the American University in Cairo. It is located on the University’s New Campus, in New Cairo, Egypt.

   3.1 km · library in New Cairo , Egypt · Wikipedia
8. 08
   30 June Stadium Stampede

   The 30 June Stadium stampede, which occurred in Egypt on 8 February 2015, resulted in the deaths of 28 football fans in a confrontation with the police. The stampede took place at the gates of 30 June Stadium during a league match between two Cairo clubs, Zamalek and ENPPI. Most of the dead were crushed to death and suffocated when the crowd stampeded after police used tear gas to clear the fans trying to force their way into the stadium.

   9.3 km · stadium stampede · Wikipedia

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Getting to New Cairo

Airports

Cairo (CAI), 11 km · Sphinx (SPX), 56 km · Port Said (PSD), 157 km

• Al Jiza → New Cairo

  540 km · quickest by air, 8h 25m · $520–800
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• Port Said → New Cairo

  159 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · E£250–330
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• Alexandria → New Cairo

  198 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · E£335–450
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