The Octagon (Arabic: الأوكتاجون) will be the new headquarters for the Egyptian Ministry of Defense, being a part of a much larger initiative of moving all governmental offices to the New Administrative Capital.

[2][3] The establishment of the new headquarters aims to be the largest in the Middle East and the world, located in the New Capital, Greater Cairo.

[5] It includes 13 zones – each with its own specific role – making it the largest defense headquarters and office building complex in the world surpassing The Pentagon in the United States.

[6][7] The Octagon is a part of a big establishment, which as a whole has worship venues, clubs, hotels, schools, playgrounds, residential projects, shopping malls, hospitals, and complexes for civil and administrative services.

[6][9] The Octagon acquired its name because of its octagon-like architectural design, made up of the eight outer octagon-shaped buildings, thus representing all eight[citation needed] branches of the Egyptian Armed Forces.