It lies on Northern Galala Plateau on the western side of the Gulf of Suez.

[1] The city represents one of several ambitious urban development projects of the government.

The city will include luxury and medium and middle income housing, touristic resorts, hotels, a water park, and a phosphate fertilizers factory.

Construction of the city started in 2015 and will be implemented in three phases.

In 2017, the 82 kilometer-long Al Galala road was opened, starting in Ain Sokhna road, and ending near Zaafarana, connecting the city to the capital and to other cities on the Red Sea coast.