Sadat City
30°22′52″N 30°31′36″E / 30.3811°N 30.5266°E
Sadat City
مدينة السادات | |
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Images from top, left to right: Anwar Sadat Satue, Abd El-Aziz Ezz Mosque, Virgin Mary Church, Twelfth residential area, The Unknown Soldier Memorial, Sadat City Gate | |
Location in Monufia Governorate | |
| Coordinates: 30°22′52″N 30°31′36″E / 30.3811°N 30.5266°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Monufia |
| Established | 1978 |
| Area | |
• Total | 241 sq mi (625 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 79,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EGY) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | +2 048 |
Sadat City (Arabic: مدينة السادات Madīnat as-Sādāt Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [essæˈdæːt]) is a city in the Monufia Governorate, Egypt. It is named after late president Anwar Sadat. The city is located 94 kilometres (58 mi) northwest of Cairo. It is a first generation new urban community and one of the largest industrial cities in the country.
The city is surrounded by a 350 km2 green belt, which has earned it a place in the top ten list of environmentally friendly industrial cities in the Middle East.