Cairo – Mubasher: The New Administrative Capital’s cathedral, which is considered the largest in the Middle East, is set to be opened on Sunday, in time for Coptic Christmas mass.
The inauguration of the Cathedral of the birth of Christ will be attended by Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Pope Tawadros II.
With a surface of 7,500 square metres, the new cathedral will incorporate papal headquarters, administrative offices, a main square, papal headquarters, and a reception hall.
It will have the enough capacity to host around 8,200 worshipers.
Announced in March 2015, the New Administrative Capital is projected to include residential districts, solar plants, hospitals, an international airport, and a grand mosque named Al-Fattah Al-Alim.
