Egypt Gets Its Own 'Central Park'
27 May 2004 - 11:00am
Cairo's new 74-acre park, Al Azhar, is located on what was a centuries-old rubbish heap.
"Developers hope the park, scheduled to open in the next few weeks, will bring desperately needed green space to this arid, polluted megalopolis of 17 million people, one of the world's most congested cities. They also hope the park will help revitalize a troubled urban neighborhood and important historic district, home to some of the world's most valuable Islamic monuments."
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Egypt gets its own 'central park'
Source:
The Christian Science Monitor, October 24, 2005
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