6th of October (city)

6th of October (السادس من أكتوبر ; ستة اكتوبر ) is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. It is a satellite city, located adjacent to Giza, and is part of the Greater Cairo region. Per the 2017 national census, it had a population of 450,000 people.

The city served as the capital of the now-defunct 6th of October Governorate, which was dissolved in 2011. Established as a new city in the desert, it hosts many local students, as well as foreign students from the Persian Gulf Arab states, Jordan, Nigeria, Cameroon, Syria, Iraq and the Palestinian territories. The city is named for the day that the 1973 Arab–Israeli War broke out.

History
The settlement was established in 1979 by the 504th presidential decree of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. It is 32 km from the center of Cairo and 17 km from the great pyramids of Giza. Despite having many unfinished or vacant buildings, the city has a total area of 482 km2 and is eventually expected to have six million residents.

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 1973 Arab–Israeli War on 6 October 1973, the same date chosen as Egypt's Armed Forces Day.

Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh). Its climate is very similar to Giza and Cairo, owing to its proximity to them. That being said, some places in 6th of October are a bit colder and windier than central Cairo and Giza city at night for several reasons. This is mainly because buildings as infrastructure tend to be more spaced out accompanied by more empty spaces allows for wind to pick for easily than the densely populated centre of Giza and Cairo. Additionally, the city was built in the desert which tends to be colder and drier than the damp humid area closer to the Nile.

Headquarters
6th of October is the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football. It hosts Egypt's Smart Village, the technology park and regional hub for many companies in the IT and financial sectors.

The main office of the UNHCR in Egypt, in addition to its RSD office, is located in that city as well.

Business
6th of October City has one of the largest centralised banking sectors, business districts and industrial zones of any city in Egypt, something upon which the entire city was founded. This area not only contains various banking branches, businesses, warehouses, corporate offices and more within a convenient location, but provides countless employment opportunities for people from within the city and other parts of Giza (as well as those commuting further from surrounding regions).

Some of the largest businesses with locations in 6th of October City are:
 * Bavarian Auto Group
 * Egyptian German Automotive Company
 * General Motors Egypt
 * IKEA
 * Shaer Consult Consultant Engineers
 * Seoudi Group
 * Stream Global Services
 * Vodafone Egypt

Industry
6th of October Airport is used for the transport of products and materials to and from the city. The city also houses four industrial zones.

Important factories:
 * IGA Egyptian-German Car Factory
 * Suzuki Egypt
 * Juhayna Food Industries
 * Daewoo Motors Egypt
 * Style Team Lighting
 * Franke Kitchen Systems Egypt
 * Pepsico Egypt
 * Aller Aqua Factory

Education facilities
There are seven private universities in 6th of October City, including two private medical schools at Misr University for Science and Technology and October 6 University.

Universities and Institutes

 * Ahram Canadian University (ACU)
 * Akhbar El Youm Academy
 * Cairo University (CU) in Sheikh Zayed City
 * Culture & Science City
 * Egyptian Aviation Academy (EAA)
 * Higher Institute of Applied Arts
 * Higher Institute for Architecture
 * Higher Institute of Engineering
 * Higher Institute of Science and Technology
 * Higher Technological Institute
 * Pyramids Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology
 * Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST)
 * Modern Sciences and Arts University (MSA)
 * Nile University (NU)
 * New Giza University (NGU)
 * October 6 University (O6U)
 * Zewail City of Science and Technology
 * Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
 * Information Technology Institute

Secondary schools and international schools

 * American International School in Egypt West Campus - Sheikh Zayed City
 * Beverly Hills Schools
 * British International School in Cairo
 * International School of Choueifat 6th of October City
 * Heritage International School
 * 6th of October Stem school
 * City Language School
 * Hossary-Azhari Language School

Health services

 * Dar Al Fouad Hospital, the first accredited cardiac hospital in Africa and the Middle East
 * Misr University for Science and Technology (Souad Kafafi Memorial) Hospital
 * October 6 University Teaching Hospital

Islam
The city is served by many mosques, the largest being El Hosary Mosque on El Tahrir St. built in the honour of an eminent Egyptian Qari, Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary.

Christianity
There are several churches in 6th of October city. The most famous of them belongs to the Evangelical megachurch of Nigeria, the Redeemed Christian Church of God.