New Akhmim is a new Egyptian planned city of the third generation cities, located in Sohag and administratively affiliated to the New Urban Communities Authority. It was established by Presidential decree No. 195 of 2000, to be a window for Sohag, and its planning was edited by a ministerial decree in 2015 that defined the borders of the city on the eastern side of the Nile River, south-east of Akhmim, with the Al Nezyza Valley and the St. George Greek Monastery to the north-west. The city is 2 kilometres from the Nile River at its middle and south-west, and its north-west border is 1 kilometre from the river.
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Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. New Akhmim (Wikipedia)
Lead, establishment
Established with the Presidential decree No. 195 of 2000
Part Of: Egypt, Lead
is a new Egyptian planned city of the third generation cities, located in Sohag
In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Lead, placement in Egypt
is a new Egyptian planned city of the third generation cities, located in Sohag
View the Source2. Opentopodata: Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 26.566667,31.75
OpentopodataAPI response, elevationQuote, API response, elevation
"elevation": 67.0
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Egypt
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Environment.Climate.textQuote, Environment.Climate.text
desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Cairo, the one zone of Egypt (standard offset UTC+2)Quote, Zone Africa/Cairo, the one zone of Egypt (standard offset UTC+2)
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:09 - LMT 1900 Oct 2:00 Egypt EE%sT
City Population: Egypt: Cities and Towns, population statistics
City PopulationOn Continent: Africa, Page header, Home > Africa > EgyptQuote, On Continent: Africa, Page header, Home > Africa > Egypt
Home → Africa → Egypt
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