15th of May City (Arabic: مدينة 15 مايو) is a 'new city' district in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt.[2] Its cornerstone was laid in 1978 on an area of 6400 acres, which tripled to 18,000 acres by 2017.[3] It was constructed to solve the problem of insufficient accommodation.[4] However, after almost forty years, it had only 93,574 residents according to the 2017 census.[5]
The name "15th of May City" was chosen to commemorate the Corrective Revolution (launched as the "Corrective Movement"), a reform program (officially just a change in policy) launched on 15 May 1971 by President Anwar Sadat. The revolution involved purging Nasserist officials and security forces deemed pro-Soviet and left-wing, while garnering popular support by framing the takeover as a continuation of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. However, Sadat's Corrective Revolution also marked a significant shift in foreign policy, economy, and ideology, and included the imprisonment of political opponents in Egypt, including liberals and Islamists.
The 15th of May is a new satellite city located in the southern area of Cairo,[2] and is administered by the New Urban Communities Authority.[3]
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[6] as the rest of Egypt. Due to its closeness to Helwan, it has very similar averages.
To the south, the 15th of May has a group of factories for many products.
15th of May city has several shopping malls, supermarkets and shops.
The city has a group of schools such as the El Mostaqbal school.
The Higher Institute of Engineering is the most important educational foundation in the city. The city also host its own university known as May University.
The city has a group of mosques which include:
Also, the city has two churches: