Egypt wants a new capital with a theme park four times bigger than Disneyland

#egypt #cairo #alsisi #disneyland #themepark Yes, the authorities in Egypt are planning to have a new capital east of the present capital of Cairo – the new capital would be able to house up to five million, would have a theme park that would be four times bigger than Disneyland and the 73,000-acre city would be completed in another five to seven years’ time at a cost of $45bn. This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 14 March 2015.
It would be a new administrative and business capital as revealed by the Housing minister Mustafa Kamel Madbuli but, details of how the work would be funded has not been elaborated.
The objective is that the population of Cairo at present is around 18 million and this is expected to double in the next 40 years, hence the need for expansion.
The proposed city would boast of large green spaces, an international airport, a theme park four times bigger than Disneyland in California, 90 square kilometres of solar farms, and an electric train that will provide a link with Cairo. This new capital would house the parliament, presidential palaces, government ministries and foreign embassies.
Incidentally, the plan for the new city had first been announced last summer and some details have now been revealed. President Abdel Fattah al Sisi is hopeful that the plan would give a boost to kick-start Egypt's troubled economy.

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