Port Said

Also known as Bur Said, Būr Saʿīd, al-Madīna al-Bāsila

city in northeastern Egypt

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Port Said is a city located in northeastern Egypt, situated at the entrance to the Suez Canal. It serves as a major international shipping hub and is economically important due to its role in facilitating global maritime trade through one of the world's most vital waterways.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Port Said is referenced by 1,844 other articles, and connects out to precipitation, Suez Crisis and Egyptian Arabic.

The entry is geolocated on the map in EG.

Vinony files it under 1859 establishments in Africa, 1859 establishments in Egypt and Archaeological sites in Egypt.

Its subject is documented across 81 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Named after: Sa'id of Egypt
Official name: بورسعيد
Country: Egypt
Located in: Port Said Governorate
Population: 760152
Area: 1351
Elevation: 6
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Port Said Governorate
Official website: www.portsaid.gov.eg/default.aspx
Image: PortSaidEgypt2 byDanielCsorfoly.JPG

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topic's main category: Category:Port Said
twinned administrative body: Bizerte
Commons category: Port Said
category for people born here: Category:Births in Port Said
category of associated people: Category:People from Port Said
Commons gallery: بورسعيد
inception: 1859-00-00
native label: بورسعيد
P8168: Hans Grimm
different from: Söderhamn

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Encyclopedic overview

Port Said, Port Fuad and the Suez Canal

Port Said (/sɑːˈiːd/ sah-EED, Egyptian Arabic: بورسعيد, romanized: Bōrsaʿīd, pronounced [boɾsæˈʕiːd, poɾ-]) is a port city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about 30 km (19 mi) along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, straddling the west bank of the northern mouth of the Suez Canal. The city is the capital of the Port Said Governorate and forms the majority of the governorate, comprising seven of the governorate's eight administrative regions. In 2024 it had a population of 790,000 people.

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