Now releasingSealine Estates
The signature residences of the city, directly on the beach. Considered design, an endless view.

A destination built for greatness,
designed for the world.
The first two phases of Alam Al Roum are now releasing — Sealine Estates on the Mediterranean shoreline, and Sandside Lagoons around the swimmable lagoons.
Now releasingThe signature residences of the city, directly on the beach. Considered design, an endless view.
Now releasingHomes that open directly onto crystalline lagoons — a second coastline inside the city.
Along 7.2 kilometres of Mediterranean shoreline, fifteen minutes from Marsa Matrouh International Airport, a 4,902-feddan coastal city is taking shape. Within a short flight of Europe and the Gulf, it introduces a new standard for coastal living.
Masterplanned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the city is designed as one connected destination. A grand boulevard links the shoreline to the heart of the city, while twenty-eight kilometres of swimmable lagoons bring the water into every neighbourhood. Distinct districts are connected by a continuous landscape spine, creating a walkable city with a strong sense of place.
Designed for year-round living and generations to come.


At the heart of the city, an international standard marina designed and operated by Marina Projects — one of the world's leading marina specialists — built to receive vessels of significant scale. Its waterfront promenade of dining and retail draws residents and visitors from dawn into the night.
A second, intimate harbour offers fifty berths for residents' yachts and boats, thoughtfully scaled to the rhythm of everyday boating, moments from home.
For the most exclusive addresses in Alam Al Roum, the water comes to the door. Private docking allows residents to keep a vessel within their own grounds.

“Everyday access to the Mediterranean.”
The masterplan extends from the Mediterranean inward, creating a seamless relationship between land and water. Residential districts, hospitality destinations, commercial centres, public spaces, and waterfront experiences are connected through a unified framework of mobility, landscape, and lagoons.



A prime Mediterranean location with easy access to key regional and global destinations.
7.2 km of naturally sheltered shoreline on the bay of Alam Al Roum. Fifteen minutes from Marsa Matrouh International Airport. Connected by the Alexandria–Matrouh coastal road.
Within a short flight of Cairo, the Gulf capitals, and the major cities of Europe.
In the same latitude as the Riviera, the Costa Brava and the Greek islands — yet uncrowded, unspoiled, and at the outset of a new chapter.
“A coast with this geography does not come around twice.”
Every enduring destination is announced before it is entered. At Alam Al Roum, arrival begins at the Gateway — an architectural threshold marking the transition from coast road to coastal city. From here, the boulevard unfolds as a grand avenue leading the eye toward the water. Framed by landscape and animated by light, its central axis aligns with the summer solstice sunrise — a deliberate celebration of new horizons.
At its end stands the Lighthouse, the beacon of Alam Al Roum. Rising above the marina and Cultural Pier, it anchors the city's horizon. By day it is a landmark. By evening it becomes a flame on the Mediterranean. It is the first thing the sea sees of Alam Al Roum and the last thing held in memory.


An architectural threshold from coast road to coastal city.
A grand avenue aligned with the summer solstice sunrise.
By day a landmark. By evening a flame on the Mediterranean.
Water is the first language of Alam Al Roum: 7.2 kilometres of Mediterranean beachfront, twenty-eight of lagoon frontage, and canals that carry the sea into the city's heart.


Alam Al Roum's shoreline is among the most generous on Egypt's North Coast — 7.2 km of soft sand along a naturally sheltered bay where calm waters invite bathing throughout the season. Each stretch of beach has its own character, from lively promenades to quiet coves. A continuous promenade traces the full length of the shore.

Inland, twenty-two kilometres of crystalline swimmable lagoons bring the waterfront deep into the city. Homes open directly onto the water. The lagoons form the city's second coastline and the heart of family life.

Through the city's centre, a signature canal walk animates daily life. Lined with cafés, retail and waterfront dining, it carries water taxis and quiet currents alike, connecting the boulevard to the marina in one continuous, walkable thread.
The landscape of Alam Al Roum, shaped by SWA, is the green structure that binds the city's districts into one. At its core runs the Spine: a continuous corridor of gardens, shaded walks and trails linking every neighbourhood from the Gateway to the sea — more than thirty kilometres of paths. From it, each neighbourhood draws a distinct landscape character. The planting is rooted in the place: native and climate-adapted species, sustaining biodiversity and easing the city's thirst. Beauty does the work of engineering.

“Nature, woven through every neighbourhood.”
Alam Al Roum hosts a calibre of hospitality the Mediterranean reserves for its most celebrated coasts. Ultra-luxury resorts carry the signatures of the world's most distinguished houses, spoken in the same breath as the Riviera; between them, intimate boutique hotels offer a quieter register. Inland, wellness retreats and a longevity quarter extend hospitality into the science of living well. Across every tier, the intent holds: arrival should feel like an occasion, and every return like coming home.

Signature houses, spoken in the same breath as the Riviera.
Intimate, considered, a quieter register.
Retreats and a longevity quarter extend hospitality into the science of living well.


At the northern reach of Alam Al Roum, an eighteen-hole championship course is set into the natural contours of the land — its front nine threading the edges of a natural lagoon, its back nine running along the open Mediterranean. Three signature holes are drawn directly above the sea, where play pauses for the view. A clubhouse and golf academy anchor the course, and the residences that line its fairways enjoy one of the most coveted outlooks in the city: green to one side, blue to the other.

“Green on one side, blue on the other.”
The homes of Alam Al Roum span the full register of coastal living — from lagoon-front apartments to standalone villas, from townhouses with sun decks on the water to the signature estates of the Royal Quarter. Each home is designed around the things that endure: natural light, generous proportion, a seamless passage between indoors and out, and a view worth waking to. Whether a first coastal address or a family seat to be passed down, these are residences built to be returned to season after season, generation after generation.

“A collection of homes shaped by light, water and time.”

Sailors crossing the open Mediterranean watched for it. When it rose from the water, they knew they were near harbour, near shelter, near home. The Romans named it a landmark. They called it Alam Al Roum.
Then, for a long time, the coast forgot. But the light that guided those ancient ships never left. The shape of the bay did not change. The calm of the sheltered water held. The coast was always waiting to be remembered. Now, it is.
Alam Al Roum is the return of this coast to its meaning, restored in full, in all its scale, all its grandeur, all its light.


“The oldest landmark on the Egyptian Mediterranean is also its newest beginning.”
Since 2005, Qatari Diar has grown into one of the world's leading real estate developers, backed by the sovereign capital of the Qatar Investment Authority, operating across more than twenty countries on five continents, with a portfolio exceeding USD 35 billion. More than fifty landmark developments delivered. Each one conceived to international standards. Each one built to outlast the decade that made it.
The company has been entrusted with a rare kind of work: the making of places that nations come to be defined by. Qatari Diar measures its work in generations.

“Sovereign capital. Patient design. Destinations the world returns to.”
Egypt has belonged to the Qatari Diar story from its earliest chapters. Today, Qatari Diar holds the largest land portfolio of any foreign developer in Egypt — exceeding sixty million square metres — with investments surpassing USD 7 billion. The St. Regis Cairo, New Giza, City Gate: each one a landmark. With Alam Al Roum, Qatari Diar turns to the Mediterranean, and to the most ambitious undertaking in its national portfolio.
Qatari Diar's landmark projects span five continents — each one a testament to the ambition and quality that defines Alam Al Roum.
OngoingQatar's flagship city — a 38 km² blueprint for smart urban living.
Ongoing7 km of pristine beachfront with golf, marina, and resort experiences.
CompletedA cultural icon and international events hub in West Bay, Doha.
CompletedA 73,000 sqm public garden at the heart of the Doha corniche.
CompletedA 36-storey luxury landmark on the banks of the Nile.
Phase 1–3 CompletedEgypt's first fully integrated upscale development — 1,500 acres near Giza.
OngoingA self-sustained city between New Cairo and Egypt's New Administrative Capital.
Phase 1–3 Completed12.8 acres of botanical elegance redefining luxury living in Belgravia.
Phase 1 CompletedPremium residences adjacent to the London Eye, overlooking the Thames.
OngoingThe former US Embassy in Mayfair transformed into a landmark Rosewood hotel.
Phase 1 CompletedLatin America's first landmark new town — a 40-year sustainable city masterplan.
CompletedLEED Gold-certified mixed-use development designed by Foster + Partners.

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