Port Said, Egypt - The Suez Canal - postcard c.1920s

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• Picture / Image:  The Suez Canal, Port Said
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Port Said (Egyptian Arabic: ??????? Borsa?id or Porsa?id IPA: [bo?.sæ'?i?d, po?.sæ'?i?d], the first syllable has its pronunciation from French; unurbanized local pronunciation: [b?rsa'???d]) 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).^[1] The city was established in 1859 during the building of the Suez Canal.

Port Said has been ranked the second among the Egyptian cities according to the Human Development Index in 2009 and 2010,^[2] the economic base of the city is fishing and industries, like chemicals, processed food, and cigarettes. Port Said is also an important harbour for exports of Egyptian products like cotton and rice, but also a fueling station for ships that pass through the Suez Canal. It thrives on being a duty-free port, as well as a tourist resort especially during summer.^[3] It is home to the Lighthouse of Port Said (the first building in the world built from reinforced concrete).

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 hardly is 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. Referring to this fact Rudyard Kipling once said ""If you truly wish to find someone you have known and who travels, there are two points on the globe you have but to sit and wait, sooner or later your man will come there: the docks of London and Port Said"".^[4]

On January 27, 2013, Egypt's government was reported to have lost control of the city as a result of protests and attacks that were a part of the 2012–2013 Egyptian protests and a response to death sentences issued due to the Port Said Stadium disaster.^[5]

The Suez Canal (Arabic: ???? ??????? Qanat al-Suwais) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows transportation by water between Europe and Asia without navigation around Africa. The northern terminus is Port Said and the southern terminus is Port Tawfiq at the city of Suez. Ismailia lies on its west bank, 3 km (1.9 mi) from the half-way point.^[1]

When first built, the canal was 164 km (102 mi) long and 8 m (26 ft) deep. After multiple enlargements, the canal is 193.30 km (120.11 mi) long, 24 m (79 ft) deep and 205 metres (673 ft) wide as of 2010.^[2] It consists of the northern access channel of 22 km (14 mi), the canal itself of 162.25 km (100.82 mi) and the southern access channel of 9 km (5.6 mi).^[3]

The canal is single lane with passing places in the ""Ballah By-Pass"" and the Great Bitter Lake.^[4] It contains no locks; seawater flows freely through the canal. In general, the canal north of the Bitter Lakes flows north in winter and south in summer. The current south of the lakes changes with the tide at Suez.^[5]

The canal is owned and maintained by the Suez Canal Authority^[6] (SCA) of Egypt. Under international treaty, it may be used ""in time of war as in time of peace, by every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag.""^[7]

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: rest of the world

sub-theme=africa

county/ country=egypt

number of items=single

period=inter-war (1918 - 1939)

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