Fifth Settlement

The Fifth Settlement (Arabic: التجمع الخامس, literally means "the Fifth Gathering"; commonly shortened to: التجمع et-Tagammoʿ pronounced [et.tæˈɡæm.moʕ]) is a section of the New Cairo satellite city, in the Eastern Area of Cairo Governorate, Egypt. It is in the قسم, qism (police ward) Al-Qahira al-Gadida Awwal, or New Cairo 1. The Fifth Settlement was originally one of five standalone human settlements (satellite cities) built by the New Urban Communities Authority in the 1980s in the desert east of the Cairo Ring Road, to absorb the working class population growth. In 2000, the Fifth Settlement, along with the nearby First and Third Settlements, were incorporated as New Cairo. In 2023, it had 145,286 residents. Today, it is one of the more affluent neighbourhoods of Cairo, with several upscale compounds and luxury districts including Gharb El Golf, El Shouifat, the Diplomats Compound, El Narges, North Investors, and South Investors. The main street is Share' El Tes'een or 90 St. It serves as the central axis of the city of New Cairo and contain the financial, administrative and commercial centers that serve the city and Greater Cairo as a whole. It is one of the fastest-growing areas in Egypt in terms of construction.