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New Heliopolis

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Land area25 km²
Coordinates30.12°, 31.69°

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City facts

Area
25 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

New Heliopolis is a large 5400-acre real estate development, it is a part of El Shorouk City, Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Land for the development was allocated by the Presidential Decree 193/1995 to the Heliopolis Company for Housing and Development, making it the company's largest land allocation since it bought its original 6100-acre plot to build the Heliopolis Oasis in 1905.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
30.1181
Longitude
31.6926
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,372
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Hoopoe
    Upupa epops Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    56
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    56
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    49
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    46
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    36
  • Chocolate-Band Snail
    Eobania vermiculata (O.F.Müller, 1774) · Gastropoda
    33
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    33
  • western honey bee
    Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    30

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
11
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2026-08-03

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Cairo

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.71
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,085

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
158
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about New Heliopolis

The war dead of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth War Graves Commission · 1960
The complete cities of ancient Egypt
The complete cities of ancient Egypt
S. R. Snape · 2014
Journal of a Tour in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Greece
Journal of a Tour in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Greece
James Laird Patterson · 1852

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Egyptian Praying Mantis
Egyptian Praying Mantis
Miomantis paykullii
Seen 2026-10-02
Black Rat
Black Rat
Rattus rattus
Seen 2026-09-29
Seychelles Scale
Seychelles Scale
Icerya seychellarum
Seen 2026-09-17
Wandering Glider
Wandering Glider
Pantala flavescens
Seen 2026-09-17
Emerald Cuckoo Wasp
Emerald Cuckoo Wasp
Stilbum cyanurum
Seen 2026-09-17
Brown Widow
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
Seen 2026-09-16
Chocolate-band Snail
Chocolate-band Snail
Eobania vermiculata
Seen 2026-09-16
Ring-legged Earwig
Ring-legged Earwig
Euborellia annulipes
Seen 2026-09-16
Ringed Wall Gecko
Ringed Wall Gecko
Tarentola annularis
Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library