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The New Al Alameinالعلمين الجديدة

Egypt's Mediterranean "summer capital" and a fourth-generation city.عاصمة مصر الصيفية على المتوسط ومدينة الجيل الرابع

New Al Alamein is a recently developed city on Egypt's northwestern Mediterranean coast, inaugurated in 2018 and envisioned as a "fourth-generation" city focused on tourism, education, and modern living. It aims to become a major summer and tourist capital.

It features luxury resorts, high-rise residential and commercial towers, universities, cultural centers, and government buildings, while offering an alternative to crowded Cairo.

العلمين الجديدة مدينة حديثة على الساحل الشمالي بمحافظة مرسى مطروح، تمتد 48 كيلومترًا على الطريق الساحلي، وتضم أنشطة سكنية وسياحية وثقافية وصناعية وبحثية وجامعات وفنادق عالمية وممشى سياحي بطول 14 كم، ويمكن الوصول إليها عبر مطار العلمين الدولي.

Key Features

Urban development: an integrated, open-to-the-public city for residential, commercial, cultural, and recreational use.
Tourism & culture: luxury resorts, wide beaches, and a "city of culture and arts" including an opera house.
Education: three universities and other institutions.
Infrastructure: its own international airport, new roads, and modern utilities.
Government & business: a presidential palace and ministry building, planned as a trade center.
Residential: from villas to luxury residential towers.

Significance

Intended to serve as Egypt's "summer capital" — a coastal alternative for living and recreation.
Aims to boost the economy through jobs, investment, and tourism.
Part of Egypt's vision for fourth-generation smart cities with sustainable practices.

Coast

Mediterranean

Inaugurated

2018

Promenade

14 km

Airport

~35 km away

Highlights · أبرز المعالم

City Highlightsأبرز معالم المدينة

Towers, beaches, and culture along Egypt's new Mediterranean "summer capital."أبراج وشواطئ وثقافة على طول عاصمة مصر الصيفية الجديدة.

New Alamein Towersأبراج العلمين

A skyline of residential and tourist skyscrapers rising along the shore. →

The Gate Towersأبراج البوابة

Landmark 44-storey towers at the very heart of the city. →

Corniche & Beachesالكورنيش والشواطئ

A 14-km seafront promenade along turquoise Mediterranean water. →

City of Culture & Artsمدينة الثقافة والفنون

A cultural quarter planned with an opera house and arts venues. →

The Heritage Zoneالمنطقة التراثية

The Greco-Roman ruins of ancient Marina el-Alamein within the city. →

The Crystal Lagoonsالبحيرات الصناعية

Artificial turquoise lakes threading between the towers and the beach. →

Downtown & Mallsوسط المدينة

Shopping, dining, and business at the city's bustling core. →

Alamein International Universityجامعة العلمين الدولية

A flagship campus anchoring the city's growing education hub. →

Where to Buy · أين تشتري

Residential Projects & Developersالمشروعات السكنية والمطورون

A sample of the compounds and developers building across New Al Alamein.نماذج من الكمبوندات والمطورين الذين يبنون فى العلمين الجديدة.

MazarineCity Edge Developments

North Edge TowersCity Edge Developments

The Gate TowersCity Edge Developments

Beach Front TowersCity Edge Developments

Latin City (IL Latini District)City Edge Developments

IL LatiniSaudi Egyptian Developers (SED)

Palm Hills New AlameinPalm Hills Developments

L'Hiver New AlameinNew Generation Developments (NGD)

Blu Stays – The Island Marina 5Housing & Development Properties (HDP)

Porto GrandeAmer Group

Mavi VillageMavi Developments

Lagoons Al AlameinModon Developments

Dayz Al AlameinMercon Developments

Downtown New AlameinCity Edge Developments

Marina 4 New Alamein

Downtown Extension New Alamein

Q Bay New Alamein

North Code New Alamein

Villar Al AlameinAl Diwan Developments

Santorini New Alamein

Just Next Door · على الحدود

History on the Doorstepالتاريخ على الأبواب

The modern city rises beside one of the Second World War's most famous battlefields.تنهض المدينة الحديثة بجوار واحدة من أشهر ساحات الحرب العالمية الثانية.

The Battle of El Alameinمعركة العلمين

The decisive 1942 desert battles, a turning point of the Second World War. →

Commonwealth War Cemeteryمقبرة الكومنولث

Thousands of graves honoring the Allied soldiers who fell here. →

German & Italian Memorialsالنصب الألماني والإيطالي

Striking hilltop monuments to the Axis dead, overlooking the sea. →

El Alamein War Museumمتحف العلمين الحربي

Tanks, weapons, and dioramas telling the story of the battle. →

At a Glance · لمحة سريعة

The City Todayالمدينة اليوم

Inaugurated in March 2018 and planned across some 48,000 acres, New Al Alamein is Egypt's flagship Mediterranean "summer capital" — a fourth-generation smart city about 110 km west of Alexandria. It is designed for year-round living, not just summer, with around fifteen towers, three universities, roughly 10,000 hotel rooms, a 14-km corniche, and its own international airport, all powered with sustainable desalination and solar systems.

New Egypt · الجمهورية الجديدة