Port Said facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Port Said بورسعيد
Clockwise from top: Docks of Port Said, Beach Mosque, Mosque on Entrance of the Canal, Port Said Beaches, Seagulls on the Canal, Port Said Hotel Gardens.
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Nickname(s):  The valiant city
Port Said Location in Egypt
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Port Said
Founded	1859
Area
• Total	1,351.1 km2 (521.7 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	603,787
• Density	446.886/km2 (1,157.43/sq mi)
	CAPMS 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)
Area code(s)	+20-66

PortSaid (postcard around 1915)

Egypt: Site of PortSaid (top).

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 603,787 (2010). The city was established in 1859 during the building of the Suez Canal.

There are numerous old houses with grand balconies on all floors, giving the city a distinctive look. Port Said's twin city is Port Fuad, which lies on the eastern bank of the canal. The two cities coexist, to the extent that there is hardly any town centre in Port Fuad. The cities are connected by free ferries running all through the day, and together they form a metropolitan area with over a million residents that extends both on the African and the Asian sides of the Suez Canal. The only other metropolitan area in the world that also spans two continents is Istanbul.

Port Said acted as a global city since its establishment and flourished particularly during the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century when it was inhabited by various nationalities and religions. Most of them were from Mediterranean countries, and they coexisted in tolerance, forming a cosmopolitan community.

Port Said has fishing and industries, like chemicals, processed food, and cigarettes. Port Said is also an important harbour both for exports of Egyptian products like cotton and rice, but also a fuelling station for ships that pass through the Suez Canal.

Images for kids

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  Port Said, Port Fuad and Suez Canal

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  Picture of a mosque in Portsaid

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  Ferdinand de Lesseps monument on the tourist jetty

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  French sailors and Indian troops at Port Said in 1914

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  Postcard of the Arab quarter of Port Said

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  The office of the Suez Canal Company in Port Said built in 1893

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  French map of Port Said, c. 1914

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  Admiralty Chart of Port Said, Published 1966

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  Streets of Port Said

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  Port Said Canal in 1880

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  Ferry on its way to Port Fouad

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  Al Masry Club Stadium

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  Beach of the Mediterranean Sea in Port Said

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  Headquarter of Suez Canal Authority in Port Said

See also

In Spanish: Puerto Saíd para niños