With Egypt signing a contract to develop the Ras El Hikma project in collaboration with an Emirati partner, with investments estimated at around $150 billion over the course of the project’s development, including $35 billion in direct foreign investments into Egypt within two months, questions arise about the location of Ras El Hikma in Egypt.
Ras Al-Hikma located on the North Coast and falls under the jurisdiction of Marsa Matrouh Governorate. Its coastline stretches from the Dabaa area at kilometer 170 on the North West Coast Road to kilometer 220 on the same route, also known as the Alexandria-Matrouh North Road. It is famously known for a rest house built by King Farouk.
Ras El Hikma is considered one of the strategic areas within the national urban development plan of Egypt. The region boasts a prime location on the northwest coast of the Mediterranean, endowing it with comprehensive and diverse development potential. This makes it a leading destination for tourism, investment, and urban development, positioning it as a global tourism hub in the Middle East and the world, according to the official Egypt Projects website.
The area also includes a large number of natural reserves, archaeological sites, bays, headlands, and sand dunes. Additionally, it offers a natural environment suitable for a wide range of tourist activities, including marine, beach, and historical tourism, as well as safari and desert activities. There is also an initial foundation for tourism development that includes distinguished hotel capacity and resort and conference centers equipped with all necessary services, enhancing both domestic and international tourism and ensuring year-round use of the coastline.
The northwest coast is ideal not only for urban and tourism development but also for agricultural and industrial activities, such as mining in the desert hinterland and handicrafts and small industries in the Bedouin urban communities.
This coastal zone benefits from a network of roads and transportation, most notably the International Coastal Road, which stretches from Egypt’s international border at Salloum to the city of Alexandria in the east, facilitating and enhancing safe and free movement. It is part of Egypt’s broader infrastructure development plan.
