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Egypt's Octagon headquarters inauguration

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Egypt inaugurated the Octagon, a 22,000-acre strategic command complex in the New Administrative Capital, described in the report as the world’s largest military headquarters. The inauguration completes the situation as defined by its charter; the report gives no further step to follow.

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    1. Update 1Egypt's Octagon: A 22,000-Acre Command Centre Opens, and the Numbers Don't Quite Agree

    The story so far

    1. Update 1

      Egypt's Octagon: A 22,000-Acre Command Centre Opens, and the Numbers Don't Quite Agree

      Sisi inaugurates a mega-headquarters east of Cairo that Egyptian and regional outlets call the world's largest — but the comparison with the Pentagon depends on which figure you trust.

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      • The Pentagon's exact acreage and the basis for the various multipliers (8x, 39x) used by outlets.
      • The full text of Sisi's speech and any official Egyptian statement on the project's cost.
      • Whether the Octagon will host a permanent combined civil-military crisis cell or remain a ceremonial headquarters.

    History

    1. Opened1 report

    Who's involved

    People

    • Abdel Fattah el-SisiPresident of Egypt since 20141 report
    • Ashraf Salem Zahermilitary personnel, Egypt1 report

    Places

    • Ministry of Defense - The OctagonUnnamed Road, WMQ3+5HH، الظهير الصحراوى لمحافظة ال، محافظة القاهرة‬ 4803001, Egypt1 report
    • The New CapitalThe New Capital, Cairo Governorate Desert, Cairo Governorate, Egypt1 report
    • The PentagonWashington, VA, USA1 report

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