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The Light Rail Transit project was devised by the Egyptian government to link the New Administrative Capital to the current capital of Cairo. Additionally, the system would provide transportation to other New Urban Communities to the east of Cairo, such as 10th of Ramadan City, Badr City, Obour or El Shorouk. [2]
Cairo Metro Line 3 is a main east-west line of the Cairo Metro rapid transit system in Greater Cairo, Egypt. [3] It has a length of 34.2 km (21.3 mi) with 34 stations (21 underground, 2 at grade, 11 elevated), all built and operated in seven phases between 2007 and 2024.
The opening of the metro system – featuring lines 1, 4, and 6 – took place on 1 December 2024. [13] Lines 2 and 5 were opened two weeks later on 15 December with the final line – line 3 – opening on 5 January 2025. [14] On 11 December 2024, it was reported that the metro has garnered 1.9 million passengers in the first week of operation ...
Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar, when Muslims believe the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. It begins and ends with the appearance of the crescent moon.
The Mecca Metro or Makkah Metro is a metro system with four planned lines in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Metro was constructed by China Railway Construction Corporation [3] and is run by Mecca Mass Rail Transit Company (MMRTC). The metro forms part of the 62-billion-riyal Mecca Public Transport Programme (MPTP), which will include ...
The project was initially divided into five packages, where Package-1 consisted of flyovers, bridges and pedestrian underpasses. The project was started on 23 April 2014 and was completed on 27 March 2015 incurring a total cost of Rs. 33.5 billion (US$120 million) as quoted by the contractor of the project. The construction project was awarded ...
The tradition of Ramadan cannon has been inherited in the Emirates for 40 years. its people and residents used to watch it during the month of Ramadan, at the end of fasting hours and coinciding with call to Maghrib prayer. The locations of the iftar cannon vary, but the site must be one of the most famous tourist attractions in the emirate. [6 ...
Iftar (Arabic: إفطار, romanized: ifṭār) is the fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims in Ramadan at the time of adhan (call to prayer) of the Maghrib prayer.. This is their second meal of the day; the daily fast during Ramadan begins immediately after the pre-dawn meal of suhur and continues during the daylight hours, ending with sunset with the evening meal of iftar.