Port Said

Port Said

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Port Said (Arabic بورسعيد transliterated unicode|Būr Saīd) is a northeastern Egyptian city near the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 500,000.

The economic base of Port Said is 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 fueling station for ships that pass through the Suez Canal. Port Said also thrives on being a duty-free port, as well as a summer resort for Egyptians.

There are numerous old houses with grand balconies on all floors, giving the city a distinctive look. Port Said's twin city is Port Fouad, which lies on the eastern side of the canal. The two cities coexist, to the extent that there hardly is any town centre in Port Fouad. The cities are connected by free ferries running all through the day, together they form a metropolitan area.

The diocese of Port-Said for the Coptic Orthodox Church was founded in 1976 by his grace Bishop Tadros. In 1993, the late subdeacon Nosshy Attia Anbary wrote the history of the diocese in Arabic.

In addition to its port, the city is served by Port Said Airport.

Port Said Port

The port is bordered, seaward, by an imaginary line from the western breakwater boundary till the eastern breakwater end. And from the Suez Canal area, it is bordered by an imaginary line extending transversely from the southern bank of the Canal connected to Manzala Lake, and the railways arcade livestock.

Navigation Channels

* Main Channel convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on Length, convert|13.72|m|ft|2|lk=on|abbr=on depth
* East Verge Channel convert|19.5|km|mi|0|abbr=on. length, convert|18.29|m|ft|2|abbr=on. depth

Approach Area

Breakwaters Two breakwaters protect the port entrance channel: the western breakwater is about convert|3.5|mi|km|1 long, and the eastern breakwater is convert|1.5|mi|km|1 long approximately.

Dwelling Area

The Suez Canal dwelling area is situated between latitudes 31° 21' N and 31° 25' N and longitudes 32° 16.2°' E and 32° 20.6' E. where vessels awaiting to accede Port Said port stay whether to join the North convoy to transit the Suez Canal to carry out stevedoring operations or to be supplied with provisions and bunkers. The dwelling area is divided into two sections:

The Northern Area is allocated for vessels with deep drafts.

The Southern Area is for all vessel types.


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Notable natives

* Amr Diab

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External links

* [http://www.portsaidegypt.com/ Port Said Egypt]
* [http://www.fzportsaid.com/ Portsaid Free-zone forums]


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