Badr

Badr is a satellite city in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt, planned and administered by the New Urban Communities Authority. It was established in 1982 by Prime Ministerial Decree 235/1982, which allocated 3,000 acres in the Eastern Desert on the Cairo-Suez Highway; it has since grown to 21,000 acres and includes a 2,200 acre industrial zone with 564 factories, with 501 more under construction. It is the nearest industrial city to Cairo International Airport and to Suez Port and is close to the Delta and the Suez Canal. Projects in Badr are exempt from taxes for up to ten years from the start of operation. The 2017 census recorded 31,299 residents. The city houses four universities, among them Badr University in Cairo and the Future University in Egypt, and Badr Hospital, a university hospital owned by Helwan University.