Victory Square (Nasser City)

Victory Square (Arabic: ميدان الانتصار mīdān al-intiṣār) is a large public square in Nasser City, capital of the Arab Union. Located in the district of Bab el-Mutasarref, it occupies the space within, below and surrounding the city's busiest roundabout, where six important thoroughfares meet: Arsuzi Avenue, Bassel al-Assad Avenue, Gamal Abdel Nasser Highway, Sheikh Shamikh Road, Patrice Lumumba Avenue and University Avenue. The square also forms the southern end of the Khan al-Mayadeen, a kilometre-long pedestrian mall which anchors the capital's shopping and entertainment district. As the focal point of public life in the heart of the capital's government precinct, several important headquarters and national institutions are located on or near Victory Square, including the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Customs and Immigration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, several important embassies (including those of Iran, Russia, China, France, Germany and the United Kingdom) and offices of international organisations (including the UN, African Union, Interpact, BRICS+, MSF and Red Cross); other prominent landmarks include the National Military Hospital, Waqf Hospital, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Oasis, Etisalat Centre and Kora Gardens. Victory Square Station is served by the Red, Blue and Orange Lines of the Capital Metro.

Victory Square is centred on the American War Memorial, a limestone monument honouring casualties of the First and Second Gulf Wars, in the Arab Union known collectively as the American War: the marble base of the monument, positioned at the centre of a fountain shaped as an eight-pointed star, is engraved with the names of all Arab and allied service personnel killed in action during the wars. The central part of the square is level with the surrouding roundabout; four sets of steps, separated by terraced gardens, lead to the lower ring, from the edge of which walkways pass under the elevated roundabout, connecting pedestrians to the outer ring of the square back up to road level via eight sets of steps. The gardens feature manicured flowerbeds contrasting with orchards of finely pruned olive trees.