15th of May (city)


15th of May City 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.

Name

The name was chosen to immortalize the memory of The Corrective Revolution was a reform program 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

classifies its climate as hot desert, as the rest of Egypt. Due to its closeness to Helwan, it has very similar averages.

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 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: