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Egypt's $60B Ghost City Had 3 Residents

They call it the New Administrative Capital. Forty miles east of Cairo, gleaming towers stretch into desert sky like a mirage made concrete. I walked empty boulevards designed for millions. Traffic lights cycled through colors for phantom cars. Luxury malls echoed with my footsteps and security guards' whispers. The government moved here in 2023. Most ministries sit vacant. I counted three actual residents in a city built for 6.5 million people. Coffee shops with no customers. Apartment blocks with no lights. The world's most expensive ghost town, funded by loans Egypt can't afford. It felt like walking through someone else's abandoned dream—or a warning about what happens when vision meets reality. 🏗️ #GhostCities #UrbanPlanning #EgyptTravel #Travel