The port city of Port Said

22 October 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Union for the Mediterranean Reading Time:  6 minutes

Building of Suez Canal Authority © Abdelrhman 1990

Building of Suez Canal Authority © Abdelrhman 1990

Port Said is a city that lies in north east Egypt extending about 30 kilometres (19 mi) along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 604,000. The city was established in 1859 during the building of the Suez Canal.   read more…

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