- Location
- Beheira Governorate
- Type
- Bay
- Etymology
- Abu Qir is Arabic for " Father Cyrus ", a martyr of the Coptic Church .
- Part of
- Mediterranean Sea
- Primary inflows
- Rosetta mouth of the Nile , Lake Idku
- Surface area
- 500–600 km (190–230 sq mi)
- Average depth
- 10–12 m (33–39 ft)
- Max depth
- 18 m (59 ft)
- Water volume
- 5–6 km (1.2–1.4 cu mi)
- Surface elevation
- Sea level
- References
- Eutrophication: causes, consequences and control .