15th of May (city)

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15th of May City
مدينة 15 مايو
City
Flag of 15th of May City
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15th of May City is located in Egypt
15th of May City
15th of May City
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 29°49′55″N 31°21′36″E / 29.831871°N 31.360050°E / 29.831871; 31.360050Coordinates: 29°49′55″N 31°21′36″E / 29.831871°N 31.360050°E / 29.831871; 31.360050
Country Egypt
GovernorateCairo
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

15th of May City (Arabic: مدينة 15 مايو) is a city of eastern Helwan, Egypt, and is part of Greater Cairo. It was established in 1978, and is located south of the Nile Delta and east of central Helwan City. It was constructed to solve the problem of insufficient accommodation.[1]

Name[]

The name was chosen to immortalize the memory of 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. It involved purging Nasserist members of the government and security forces, often considered pro-Soviet and left-wing, and drumming up popular support by presenting the takeover as a continuation of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, while at the same time radically changing track on issues of foreign policy, economy, and ideology. Sadat's Corrective Revolution also included the imprisonment of other political forces in Egypt, including liberals and Islamists.

Geography[]

The City of 15th of May is located in the south east of the city of Helwan.

Climate[]

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[2] as the rest of Egypt. Due to its closeness to Helwan, it has very similar averages.

Climate data for 15th of May City
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9) 		21.1
(70.0) 		24.4
(75.9) 		29.2
(84.6) 		33.6
(92.5) 		35.4
(95.7) 		35.9
(96.6) 		35.5
(95.9) 		32.8
(91.0) 		30.8
(87.4) 		26.1
(79.0) 		21.2
(70.2) 		28.8
(83.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8) 		14.9
(58.8) 		17.7
(63.9) 		21.5
(70.7) 		25.5
(77.9) 		27.8
(82.0) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.6
(83.5) 		26.4
(79.5) 		24.4
(75.9) 		20.3
(68.5) 		15.6
(60.1) 		22.1
(71.8)
Average low °C (°F) 8.2
(46.8) 		8.7
(47.7) 		11
(52) 		13.8
(56.8) 		17.5
(63.5) 		20.3
(68.5) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.8
(71.2) 		20
(68) 		18.1
(64.6) 		14.5
(58.1) 		10.1
(50.2) 		15.5
(59.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4
(0.2) 		3
(0.1) 		2
(0.1) 		1
(0.0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		2
(0.1) 		5
(0.2) 		17
(0.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 87m)[2]

Economy[]

Industry[]

The city of 15th of May has a group of factories for many products.

Trading[]

15th of May city has several shopping malls, supermarkets and shops.

Education[]

The city has a group of schools such as the El Mostaqbal school.

Higher Education[]

The Higher Institute of Engineering is the most important educational foundation in the city.

Religion[]

The city has a group of mosques as:

  • Masjid al Jafari
  • Aly Ibn Aby Taleb
  • Mostafa Mosque
  • Al Fardos Mosque
  • Al Radwan
  • Masjid El-Nour

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mohamed, Adel; S. Araffa, Nagi Mahmoud (2011). "Delineation of Near-Surface Structure in the Southern Part of 15th of May City, Cairo, Egypt Using Geological, Geophysical and Geotechnical Techniques". Pure and Applied Geophysics. 169 (9): 1641–1654. doi:10.1007/s00024-011-0415-y.
  2. ^ a b "Climate: 15th of May City - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
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