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Nameless City

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Sometimes a large city can give a person a feeling of profound anonymity. I felt it the first time I flew over São Paulo -- among the millions there, I envisioned myself as nameless. But what if the city itself had no name? That is exactly what the new urban place at 30°01'48"N 31°46'48"E is: a nameless city. I will be interesting to compare this July 2018 screenshot with the imagery of Egypt's new capital as it continues to be built out. Even now it is a bit difficult to see what is emerging in the Saharan sands some 30 miles to the east of Cairo (and not to be confused with New Cairo City, about halfway between the two). Journalist Jane Arraf told the story of Egypt's new capital , as officials decide that relief from congestion and pollution in centuries-old Cairo cannot be provided otherwise. Wikipedia simply calls the emerging city Proposed new capital of Egypt in its description of the details of its establishment. Unlike the original Cairo -- whose or...