Nasser City

Nasser City (Arabic: مدينة الناصر madīnat an-nāṣir) is the federal capital of the Union of Arab Republics (UAR; informally the Arab Union). It is governed as a single municipality which is not part of any of the 20 republics of the Arab Union and is instead administered by a municipal corporation with devolved authority from the Arab Union's federal government. All federal government ministries, agencies, offices and other headquarters are located in or immediately outside the capital district, which borders municipalities in the republics of Jordan, Palestine and Syria. The northern edge of the capital is bound by the Sea of Galilee, of which much of the city offers excellent views due to its partial location on a plateau. With a population of 788,459 according to the 2020 census, Nasser City is the tenth-most populous municipality in the Arab Union.

Nasser City is the only planned city in the Arab Union, established in 1971 following the death of first President of the Arab Union Gamal Abdel Nasser, the city's namesake. As a planned city, its urban landscape reflects its status as federal capital, and is composed of sixteen boroughs divided from each other by parks, gardens, greenways and other natural spaces. The Presidential Palace sits on a mount to the west of the city centre overlooking the Sea of Galilee, while the Arab Congress is located on Victory Square, the nucleus of the city centre which is also home to many other federal government agencies as well as many corporate and non-governmental offices. The Nasser City Police Service is responsible for local policing and routine public security, while the federal government's law enforcement and security agencies also maintain a significant presence in the city.