15th of May City () is a city of eastern Helwan, Egypt, and is part of Greater Cairo. It was established in 1978, and is located south of the Nile Delta and east of central Helwan City. It was constructed to solve the problem of insufficient accommodation. Name The name was chosen to immortalize the memory of the Corrective Revolution (launched as the "Corrective Movement"), a reform program (officially just a change in policy) launched on 15 May 1971 by President Anwar Sadat. It involved purging Nasserist members of the government and security forces, often considered pro-Soviet and left-wing, and drumming up popular support by presenting the takeover as a continuation of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, while at the same time radically changing track on issues of foreign policy, economy, and ideology. Sadat's Corrective Revolution also included the imprisonment of other political forces in Egypt, including liberals and Islamists. Geography The City of 15th of May is located in the south east of the city of Helwan. Climate Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh), as the rest of Egypt. Due to its closeness to Helwan, it has very similar averages. Economy Industry The city of 15th of May has a group of factories for many products. Trading 15th of May city has several shopping malls, supermarkets and shops. Education The city has a group of schools such as the El Mostaqbal school. Higher Education The Higher Institute of Engineering is the most important educational foundation in the city. Religion The city has a group of mosques as: Masjid al Jafari Aly Ibn Aby Taleb Mostafa Mosque Al Fardos Mosque Al Radwan Masjid El-Nour And also the city has two churches: St. Mark's Church Church of Saint virgin mary & st. Athnasyous See also Greater Cairo Helwan List of cities and towns in Egypt Maadi References Populated places in Cairo Governorate 1978 establishments in Egypt Populated places established in 1978 New towns started in the 1970s New towns in Egypt Cities in Egypt