El-Shorouk is a satellite city in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt, also spelt Elshorouk. El Shorouk is considered as an extension for Heliopolis which is known as Masr El Gedida. As a "new city" it is administered by the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA). Shorouk is one of the so-called third-generation new cities, established by presidential decree 325/1995, allocating 11,000 acres (4,500 h…