The University of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz is also just 7 kilometers away.In accordance with Egypt’s plan to diversify the types of tourism in the country, ranging from cultural, medical, religious and professional, as well as other types of tourism, the Plateau Project will also have a 1,000-feddan tourist resort, a hotel by the beach and another hotel on top of the mountain—both of which enjoy breath-taking scenery, an Aqua park that is home to three swimming pools and 18 different international-standard rides, yacht marina, a shopping centre and the largest telepherique (cable car) in the Middle East region; all of which are set to ensure El-Galala Plateau Project attracts many local and international tourists. The coastal hotel includes 297 rooms, 28 villas attached to the hotel and 48 chalets.Water and energy resources for the plateau will be provided through the construction of desalination plant with a daily capacity of 150,000 cubic meters and the upgrading of Suez’s Ataqa power plant and Zafrana’s wind farms. The integrated city is set to have energy provided mainly through new and renewable energy sources.During an inspection of the urban and service city by President Abdel Fattal al-Sisi in September 2018, the president stated the vitality of the project in achieving an urban community—President Sisi had focused on creating well-rounded urban cities during his first and second (current) term as president—where citizens can enjoy a decent lifestyle.“President Sisi listened to detailed explanation of the integrated development project. Sisi paid a visit also to the giant water desalination plant in the Galala city with a capacity of 150,000 cubic meters per day. Generally speaking, real estate and infrastructure projects carries out by the country are essential to ensure there is enough space for the ever-growing Egyptian population and to lure in foreign, as well as local, investors, and bring more tourists into the country, all of which will contribute to turning the economy around.

Source: Egypt Today December 20, 2018 09:56 UTC