The 900 Km Nile City

The Nile Valley starts in Aswan and ends in Cairo. It is about 900 km long. The “Nile City” is a series of settlements located in the Nile Valley. At the moment, this system can only be called a “city” by analogy; to call it a “city” is already a project, even if – at the same time – it is just a matter of fact. The population of the Nile City is about 26,000,000. The density of the Nile City is 2,100 inhabitants/km2. Such density allows this otherwise rural environment to be considered a city. Indeed, the Nile City has a density similar to that of the Los Angeles, Tokyo–Yokohama and Milan metropolitan regions. These numbers sound promising, but when it comes to providing a metropolitan life for its inhabitants, the Nile City simply cannot deliver. Entering the Nile City is a disillusioning experience at first, yet is also astonishing at the same time, for there is no city.