1.   To either side old farmhouses and new villas stood in uneasy proximity.

2.   A lot of new villas are under construction along the coast, but the builders are now paying attention to zoning guidelines.

3.   Gaudy new villas sprouted in the suburbs, and apartment buildings rose among the rickety old wooden houses and outhouses that dot the city.

4.   He rarely appears in public and holds most of his meetings with party officials at his new villa located in Ekali, an upscale northern suburb.

5.   New villas and residential complexes are being built by Egyptian and Iranian workers.