Egypt
Africa
Facts
Population
79,557,000
Area
1,002,000 km² • 386,872 mi²
Density
79.4 people per km²
205.6 people per mi²
Tallest Building
Tallest City
Buildings
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RANK
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Name
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Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Height
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iconic Tower | 385 m / 1,263 ft | |
| 2 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 143 m / 469 ft | |
| 3 | El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel | 142 m / 466 ft | |
| 4 | Grand Hyatt Cairo | 142 m / 466 ft | |
| 5 | Nile City North Tower | 142 m / 466 ft | |
| 6 | Nile City South Tower | 142 m / 466 ft | |
| 7 | El Maadi Residential Tower XIII | 140 m / 459 ft | |
| 8 | El Maadi Residential Tower XIV | 140 m / 459 ft | |
| 9 | El Maadi Residential Tower XV | 140 m / 459 ft | |
| 10 | El Maadi Residential Tower XVI | 140 m / 459 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Egypt CTBUH Members
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Logo
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Name
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Level
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# of 150m+ buildings
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Dar |
Gold
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0 | URB • ARCH • PMNG • ENGM • TRAN |
CTBUH People & Events
CTBUH Chairman to Keynote Egypt 2020 Skyscraper Conference
06 February 2020
After the success of the 2019 Egypt's Skyscrapers…
CTBUH CEO Antony Wood to Keynote Egypt Skyscraper Conference
19-20 June 2019
CTBUH CEO Antony Wood will keynote Egypt's 2019…
Research
20 October 2018
The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall
The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or...
Global News
17 March 2020
First Skyscraper Capped in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital
China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has finished the capping of the first skyscraper in the 20-tower business district that it is building in Egypt's...
Global News
21 January 2019
Construction Begins on Iconic Tower
The foundations for what could become Africa’s tallest building, a 385-meter-tall tower in Egypt’s new administrative capital, will be poured within days, according to...
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