Cairo Festival City

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Cairo Festival City
Coordinates: 30°01′37.29″N31°24′42.48″E / 30.0270250°N 31.4118000°E / 30.0270250; 31.4118000
Country Egypt
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website cairofestivalcity.com

Cairo Festival City is a mixed-use urban development in New Cairo, Egypt, located along the Cairo Ring Road. Developed by UAE-based Al-Futtaim Real Estate, it covers approximately 3 million square meters, combining residential, commercial, retail, hospitality, and entertainment facilities and was opened in 2010. At the center of the project is Cairo Festival City Mall, which opened in November 2013.

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History

In the late 1990s, Egypt's government allocated approximately 700 acres (2.94 million m2) of land in New Cairo to Al-Futtaim. [1] Al-Futtaim formally announced plans for Cairo Festival City in the mid-2000s. [2] Construction officially began in 2008 and the complex was opened in 2010. [3] [4]

Residential and commercial phases, including Oriana Villas, Festival Living apartments, Aura residences, and the Business District office complex, were gradually completed between the late 2010s and early 2020s. [2]

In 2013, Cairo Festival City Mall was opened at Cairo Festival City, featuring Egypt's first IKEA store, a Carrefour hypermarket, and international retail brands. [5] [3] [6]

Over the years, Cairo Festival City has hosted concerts by musicians such as Angham, Faia Younan, Omar Khairat, Souad Massi. [7] [8] [9]

Facilities

Cairo Festival City is a mixed-use development covering approximately 3 million square meters, which includes residential, commercial, retail, hospitality, educational, and entertainment facilities. Residential areas within CFC include upscale villas in the Oriana neighborhood, as well as mid-rise apartment complexes such as Festival Living and Aura. [2] [4] The commercial zone consists of office buildings within the Business District, along with two additional office complexes known as Podium One and Podium Two. [2]

References

  1. Ayyad, Mohamed (16 November 2014). "Government decreases final settlement for Al-Futtaim to EGP 214m: Sarie-Eldin". Daily News Egypt .
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Al-Futtaim Group completes 78% of Cairo Festival City's Projectsc". Zawya .
  3. 1 2 Yousef, Deena Kamel (15 September 2018). "Cairo Festival City work to continue". Gulf News .
  4. 1 2 Bundhun, Rebecca. "Al-Futtaim positive its troubles with Cairo Festival City are over". The National .
  5. "Cairo Festival City Mall opens after three-year delay". Al-Ahram .
  6. "IKEA to open its second store in Egypt". Amwal Al-Ghad . 3 July 2018.
  7. "Angham to Return to Stage in February 2023 after Health Scare".
  8. "Art Alert: Syrian singer Faia Younan to stage concert in Cairo - Music - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online.
  9. "Art Alert: Renowned pianist Richard Clayderman to perform in Cairo; Zamfir featured - Music - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online.