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Ras El Hekma is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in Egypt today, located on the Egyptian North Coast, an area rich in breathtaking natural beauty: golden sandy beaches, clear blue water, and countless features that give visitors and buyers a truly exceptional experience that blends modernity with heritage, while offering huge investment opportunities in one of the country’s top-rated investment areas.
Ras El Hekma occupies a strategic location that has drawn wide international and local attention, especially after the deal signed between Egypt and the UAE in February 2024, which redrew the map of the Egyptian North Coast, turned Ras El Hekma into a global city on Egyptian soil, and strengthened its investment and tourism appeal.
The beauty of Ras El Hekma is not limited to its stunning nature. The area sets a clear example of what modern tourist destinations should look like, because its appeal extends to the way it was planned from the very beginning and to how its infrastructure was built, making it a safe base for large-scale tourism and investment projects and an ideal destination for Arab and foreign investors and visitors alike.
On top of that, the area is genuinely distinctive from every angle, because it carries a rich historical dimension that cannot be overlooked: it was developed during the reign of King Farouk as a royal retreat, was later inherited by the rulers who followed him, became a presidential residence, and has grown considerably in importance in recent years.
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The appeal of Ras El Hekma is not only that it is a lively resort town in the heart of the best part of the Egyptian North Coast; it also lies in its outstanding location, close to all the key landmarks and well-known destinations along the coast. Below are some of the areas near Ras El Hekma that give it its geographic importance:
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This prime location has made Ras El Hekma a focal point for many of the largest real estate companies, and a thriving wave of development has already begun there, made up of numerous resort villages and luxury retreats built in the latest architectural styles, turning the area into a superb destination for both tourism and investment.
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It is no coincidence that Ras El Hekma enjoys such importance today. The area has held a special historical significance across the ages: its prominence began in 1928, when King Farouk chose it as a retreat on the Mediterranean coast to enjoy its captivating beauty and unique nature, and in 1941 the King issued a decree renaming the area “Ras El Hekma”, after it had previously been known as “Ras El Kanayes”.
After that, several presidents and monarchs used it as a presidential retreat, most notably President Anwar Sadat, who followed King Farouk’s example and treated it as a tranquil natural haven away from the outside world and the bustle of the city, following the revolution of 23 July 1952.
Among the most important historical events that took place in Ras El Hekma during that era was President Sadat holding one of his tribal councils with the tribes of Matrouh. Add to that the role of former President Hosni Mubarak in developing the area significantly, through investment in water networks, sanitation and infrastructure, to turn it into a distinguished tourist area that is easy for residents to live in.
No discussion of Ras El Hekma’s history is complete without the landmark deal signed between the Egyptian and Emirati governments. It is a historic agreement with a profound impact on the Egyptian real estate market, given the importance of the area and everything it has to become the country’s most important investment zone: a strategic location, outstanding services and facilities, and remarkable natural beauty. Economically, the deal is regarded as one of the most important in Egypt’s history, with investments expected to reach 150 billion dollars in the future.
The importance of the area does not remove the need for a wide range of high-quality services and facilities that give residents, business people and investors a distinguished, fully integrated life, complete with essential and leisure services, so that living, enjoyment, entertainment and relaxation all come together in the best area on the Mediterranean coast.
The area has a large hospital, Ras El Hekma Hospital, along with a group of clinics spread across a wide area that provide high-level medical care in a range of specialities, in addition to a large number of pharmacies in different locations.
There are many schools in the area offering quality education for all stages and all ages in Ras El Hekma.
Ras El Hekma has many outstanding leisure venues, such as sports clubs, social clubs, cinemas and numerous event spaces, so that everyone in the area can enjoy the best of times with family and friends.
Ras El Hekma is among the most notable tourist areas with a historical and archaeological character, home to remarkable sites such as the Italian and German war cemeteries, the Marina Military Museum, the El Alamein Museum, and the Greco-Roman town.
Ras El Hekma includes a range of shopping centres with a large number of stores selling local and international brands, where you can buy everything you need.
The area has many sports grounds for enthusiasts, including football pitches, basketball courts and tennis courts.
Ras El Hekma has a large number of restaurants and cafés serving excellent food and drinks in beautifully designed settings on the Mediterranean coast.
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Ras El Hekma covers an area of 170 million square metres, equivalent to 40,600 feddans. This scale is one of the reasons it caught the attention of major real estate companies both inside and outside Egypt, so today, and especially after the landmark deal between the Egyptian and Emirati governments, the area hosts a large number of developers with well-known names in the industry. Below are some of the newest villages developed by these companies:
Summer Ras El Hekma is a truly distinctive village and one of the most important and best in Ras El Hekma. It is developed by a major developer with real weight in the Egyptian market, Al Ahly Sabbour Developments, on 864 feddans, located specifically near the Dabaa Road, El Alamein Airport, Hacienda Bay, and key routes such as the Alexandria Desert Road and the Dabaa Road.
Summer Ras El Hekma Village has recently been classified as a European-style resort, with a distinctive mix of green spaces, landscaping and a wide range of buildings and units. The project also offers a variety of residential units, including studios, chalets and villas.
Jamila Ras El Hekma is located at kilometre 273 of the Alexandria – Marsa Matrouh Desert Road and is one of the best villages in Ras El Hekma. It extends over 130 feddans and offers buyers a truly exceptional coastal living experience, as the developer, New Jersey Developments, has ensured the highest standards of quality and safety within the project, with an ideal design and a wide variety of units and sizes so that every buyer finds the right unit among chalets, duplexes and penthouses.
Jamila Village is also among the best Ras El Hekma villages because it offers a wide, varied range of services and facilities, including excellent maintenance and cleaning services, restaurants and cafés, shopping centres, swimming pools of different sizes, a gym fitted with the best equipment, and garages and car parks.
Mountain View Ras El Hekma has been one of the most prominent coastal residential projects developed recently. It is a standout project within Ras El Hekma and is also considered one of the best villages there, which is to be expected from a company of Mountain View’s calibre, with successful residential and resort projects in many locations.
Mountain View Ras El Hekma Village is located in a very lively area at kilometre 200, close to many important and vibrant places such as Dabaa City, New Alamein City, El Alamein Airport, Marsa Matrouh and New Cairo.
The project has been superbly designed by two firms, CallisonRTKL and DMA. Its design is built around green spaces, modern technology and calm colours, and Mountain View Ras El Hekma offers a wide variety of units, including chalets, townhouses and standalone villas.
Mountain View Ras El Hekma stands out for the diversity of its services and facilities, with fully integrated essential and leisure amenities, alongside attractive prices and payment plans that extend over many years, allowing every buyer to own the unit that suits them.
Ogami Ras El Hekma Village is the latest project from SODIC Developments and is regarded as one of the best villages in Ras El Hekma, ranked among the finest villages in Egypt and worldwide. It is located at kilometre 205 on the North Coast, close to the Dabaa Road, the Fouka Road, New Alamein City and El Alamein Airport.
The project comprises around 1,900 residential units, ranging from townhouses and twin houses to villas, with sizes of 223 m², 265 m², 250 m² and 750 m², in addition to a wide range of services and facilities, including sports grounds, car garages, commercial areas, restaurants and cafés, and swimming pools.
SODIC Developments has also put forward attractive prices for the project, starting from EGP 30,000,000, with a range of payment plans that allow you to pay 5% up front and settle the remaining amount in instalments over 7 or 8 years.
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Mar Bay Ras El Hekma is one of the best villages in Ras El Hekma, presented by Al Marasem Development in a very lively area close to the Dabaa Road, the New Alamein Road and the Sidi Abdel Rahman area.
The project sits on a large area of around 640 feddans and includes a wide range of distinctive services and facilities that serve the buyer’s everyday and leisure needs. It has been designed in a distinctive way under the leadership of Eng. Yasser El Beltagy to create a resort community that suits every buyer, in the best of areas: Ras El Hekma, on the Mediterranean coast.
Mar Bay Ras El Hekma offers a large and varied selection of units, including chalets, townhouses and twin houses, with prices starting from EGP 11,400,000 and a range of payment plans that extend over many years.
The village is also one of the best in Ras El Hekma for investment: it is developed by one of Egypt’s finest developers, Al Marasem, in a prime location in Ras El Hekma, with an ideal, distinctive design unlike any other resort village.
Ras El Hekma lies on the Mediterranean coast in Egypt’s North Coast, about 3 hours from Cairo, two hours from Alexandria and 65 kilometres from Marsa Matrouh, and New Alamein Airport can be reached from it in one hour.
Ras El Hekma extends over 170 million square metres, equivalent to 40,600 feddans.
Among the most prominent are Summer Village by Al Ahly Sabbour on 864 feddans, Mar Bay by Al Marasem on 640 feddans, Ogami by SODIC, Mountain View Ras El Hekma, and Jamila Village by New Jersey Developments on 130 feddans.
Prices at Mar Bay start from EGP 11,400,000, while prices at Ogami by SODIC start from EGP 30,000,000.
They vary by project: at Ogami by SODIC you can pay a 5% down payment and settle the balance over 7 or 8 years, while Mar Bay’s payment plans extend over many years.
It is an agreement signed between the Egyptian and Emirati governments to develop the area, with investments expected to reach 150 billion dollars.
It was originally called “Ras El Kanayes”. In 1941 King Farouk issued a decree renaming it “Ras El Hekma”, after he had adopted it as a retreat on the Mediterranean coast in 1928.
The area includes Ras El Hekma Hospital, a group of clinics and pharmacies, schools for all stages of education, shopping centres, sports grounds, restaurants and cafés, as well as tourist attractions such as the El Alamein Museum and the Marina Military Museum.
