The Fifth Settlement ( Arabic : التجمع الخامس , literally means "the Fifth Gathering"; commonly shortened to: التجمع et-Tagammoʿ pronounced [et.tæˈɡæm.moʕ] ) forms a qism (also known as Al-Qahira al-Gadida Awwal , New Cairo 1 police ward) in the New Cairo satellite city , in the Eastern Area of Cairo , Egypt . The Fifth Settlement was originally one of five standalone human settlements (satellite cities) built by the New Urban Communities Authority in the 1980s in the desert east of the Cairo Ring Road to absorb the working class population growth. In the year 2000, the Fifth Settlement, along with the nearby First and Third Settlements, were incorporated as New Cairo. According to the 2017 census, it had 135,834 residents,: while the latest estimate puts it at 145,286 residents in 2023.
4-402: Today, it is one of the more affluent neighbourhoods of Cairo, where a large number of private gated communities have been built, including Gharb El Golf, El Shouifat, Diplomats, El Narges, North investors, South investor. The main street is Share‘ El Tes‘een or 90 St. , it serves as the central axis of the city of New Cairo. It contains financial, administrative and commercial centers that serve
8-481: A lightly armed paramilitary force, mostly Bedouins , responsible for border surveillance, general peacekeeping, drug interdiction, and prevention of smuggling. During the late 1980s, the force was equipped with remote sensors and night-vision binoculars. High-speed motorboats are also in service. The Border Guards were originally under the control of the Ministry of Defense, however control was almost immediately given to
12-680: Is a part of the Cabinet of Egypt . It is responsible for law enforcement in Egypt . The Ministry of Interior directs the Central Security Forces , around 410,000 in 2012; the National Police, around 500,000; and the Egyptian Homeland security , around 200,000 strong. The Egyptian Border Guard Corps were organised in border guard regiments totaling approximately 25,000 members. They are
16-877: The city and Greater Cairo as a whole. It is one of the fastest-growing areas in Egypt in terms of construction. Al-Qahira al-Gadida Awwal had 135,834 residents according to the 2017 census, across its four shiakhas (quarters): Beginning on 5 March 2011, the criminal court of the Fifth Settlement was the venue of the trial of former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly for corruption , specifically money laundering and embezzlement of public funds. Shopping areas in Fifth Settlement: Cairo festival city mall, Downtown Katameya and Concord plaza. 30°00′17″N 31°26′03″E / 30.00472°N 31.43417°E / 30.00472; 31.43417 Ministry of Interior (Egypt) The Ministry of Interior of Egypt
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