New Qena
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New Qena
قنا الجديدة | |
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 Seal | |
  New Qena Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 26°14′06″N 32°44′24″E / 26.235°N 32.74°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Qena |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Head of New Qena City Authority | Mustafa Saeed[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.934 km2 (37.813 sq mi) |
| Population (Target Population) | |
• Total | 130,000 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | +20 (96) |
New Qena (Egyptian Arabic: قنا الجديدة) is a city in the Qena Governorate, Egypt.[2][3] It was established by Presidential Decree 197/2000 as part of the NUCA New Cities program as a Third Generation city.[4][5] The total cost of the planned city is E£ 3 billion and it will house 130,000 people.[6]
The city's total area is 24,200 acres, but the urban area only covers approximately 7,000 acres and is located in the northwest area of the city.[7] There are a total of 6,068 housing units planned, of which 5,078 are currently built, as of February 2023.[8] Construction of a E£ 152.9 million dollar hospital is also underway, which when finished will be 8 floors and have 175 beds.[9]
