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6th of October City〔(アラビア語:مدينة السادس من أكتوبر) '〕 is a city in Giza Governorate, a satellite town and part of the urban area of Cairo, Egypt, 32 km (20 miles) outside the city.〔("To Catch Cairo Overflow, 2 Megacities Rise in Sand" ) article by Thanassis Cambanis in ''The New York Times'' August 24, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.〕 It has a population ranging between some 185,000 in the city to an estimated 500,000 inhabitants in the wider area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=6th of October City - Buildings - EMPORIS )〕 6th of October City was the capital of the now defunct 6th of October Governorate. A new city in the desert,〔Neil MacFarquhar, David Rohde, Aram Roston: (Mubarak Family Riches Attract New Focus ). The New York Times, February 12, 2011, retrieved February 13, 2011〕 it hosts Egyptian students and students from various countries, such as the Gulf, Jordan, and the Palestinian territories, who study at its private universities. ==Establishment== The settlement was established in 1979 by the 504th presidential decree of Egyptian president Anwar El Sadat. It is 17 km from the great pyramids of Giza and 32 km from downtown Cairo.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=City Arrival )〕 The city has a total area of 97.4 thousand feddans (400 km2) and, eventually, is expected to have 3.7 million inhabitants, although there are many unoccupied or incomplete buildings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Land Use )〕 It was announced as the capital of the 6th of October Governorate in April 2008. Following the governorate's dissolution in April 2011, in the wake of the Egyptian revolution, it was reincorporated into the Giza Governorate, to which it had originally belonged. The city's name commemorates the commencement of the October War on 6 October 1973. For this reason, the date was chosen as Egypt's Armed Forces Day. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「6th of October City」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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