New Alamein, inaugurated in 2018, is a new generation seaside city 48 km from El Alamein Airport. It offers 15,000 hotel rooms, 3 universities, government offices, a presidential palace, and a terminal urban network.
Al Galala, on the Gulf of Suez, is an integrated residential and tourist complex including golf course, cable car, university and seaside resorts.
Challenges
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- Economic diversification: stimulate tourism, offer second homes, attract populations from the Northeast to an innovative environment.
- Regional planning: urban redeployment outside the Nile plains, creation of port and airport networks.
Expected results
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- Tourism development: thousands of direct jobs (hotels, construction) and modern tourist infrastructure.
- Real estate expansion: mixed projects (residential, leisure), targeting the middle-upper classes and foreigners.
- Regional structuring effect: roads, utilities, free zones, universities, sports facilities.
Outlook & Risks
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- Project to be financed with private and national capital (e.g. Gulf funds).
- Attractiveness to be confirmed: depends on the economic climate and regional stability.
- Sustainability: water management, impact on coastal biodiversity, seasonality marking viability outside the tourist season.
