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Port Said

Northern Africa

Port Said is a port city in northeast Egypt, extending about 30 kilometers along the Mediterranean coast and straddling the northern entrance of the Suez Canal. Founded in 1859 during construction of the canal and named for the Egyptian ruler who authorized the project, Port Said grew into a major shipping and duty-free trading center whose economy remains closely tied to canal traffic and maritime commerce.

Facts
Population
790,000 1
Area (sq km)
1294 1
Founding Year
1859 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
6 1
Latitude
31.2625 degrees north 1
Longitude
32.30611 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 1
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Sources
1. Port Said (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    In 2024, it had a population of 790,000 people.
  • Infobox, Area
    Area Total 1,294 km2 (500 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
  • Lead section
    The city was established in 1859 during the building of the Suez Canal.
  • Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
    31 deg 15 min 45 sec N 32 deg 18 min 22 sec E / 31.26250 deg N 32.30611 deg E
  • Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
    31 deg 15 min 45 sec N 32 deg 18 min 22 sec E / 31.26250 deg N 32.30611 deg E
  • Lead
    Port Said ( 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.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Port Said - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 358619
    31.26531 32.3019 P PPLA EG 19 780515 16 Africa/Cairo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 16 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 32.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 32.25
31.25 32.25 BWh
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Wikidata: Port Said
Wikidata Q134509, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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