Abu Qir (Arabic: ابو قير, Abu Qīr, [æbuˈ] or [æboʔiːɾ], Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁⲕⲩⲣⲓApakyri), formerly also spelled Abukir or Aboukir,[1] is a town on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, near the ruins of ancient Canopus and 23 kilometers (14 mi) northeast of Alexandria by rail. It is located on Abu Qir Peninsula, with Abu Qir Bay to the east.
The AbūQīr Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay) (Arabic: خليج أبو قير; transliterated: Khalīj AbūQīr) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean...
Battle of Abukir may refer to: Battle of Abukir (1799), a battle of the French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Abukir (1801), a battle of the French Revolutionary...
AbuQir Fertilizers and Chemical Industries Co SAE (ABUK.CA) is a former state-owned company that is one of the largest producers of nitrogen fertilizers...
AbuQir Fertilizers Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أبو قير للأسمدة الرياضي), is a football club established in 1987 by AbuQir Fertilizers and Chemicals Industries...
again. A storm in 1770 breached the sea wall at AbuQir, creating a seawater lake known as Lake AbuQir. The salt waters were kept separate from Lake Mariout...
port cities just east of Alexandria, at the western edge of what is now AbuQir Bay. The Canopic (westernmost) branch of the Nile Delta still existed at...
(Tidraq), second son of Apa Kyros (AbuQir), and from a substitute of Christophoros (Istufur), eldest son of Apa Kyros (AbuQir), fifty sheep] من الجزر وخمس...
Tobago) Nelson Island (British Columbia) Nelson's Island, an island in AbuQir Bay, Egypt Nelson Island (Talbot County, Maryland), an island of Maryland...
needed] During World War I, troops [clarification needed] stationed in AbūQīr, Egypt, would stage fights between captive "jerrymanders", as they referred...
Europe. The manufacturing plant in El Salheya employs c. 2500 people. AbuQir Fertilizers Company is one of the largest producers of nitrogen fertilizers...
Úbeda, Spain أبو ظبي ʼAbū Ẓabi. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates أبو غريب ʼAbū Ġurayb. Abu Ghraib, Iraq أبو قير ʼAbūQīr. AbuQir, Egypt أحساء al-ʼAḥsāʼ...
Ras El Bar Baltim Damietta Alexandria Wettest places Rafah Alexandria AbuQir Rosetta Baltim Kafr El Dawwar Mersa Matruh Cities or resorts with warmest...
when sleet and hail are also common.[citation needed] Rafah, Alexandria, AbuQir, Rosetta, Baltim, Kafr el-Dawwar and Mersa Matruh are the wettest places...
ordered in 1979 and delivered in 1982–1984 Egypt – 72 used on Descubierta (AbuQir) class corvettes; ordered in 1983 and delivered in 1984 Greece - 75 for...
many civilians were taken by Sydney's ships on the 7th and brought into AbuQir Bay. The British took all the provisions and stores on board the transports...
three phases. The first phase will upgrade the existing railway line from AbuQir in the northeastern part of the city to Misr Station in the historic center...
Qir (Persian: قير) is a city in the Central District of Qir and Karzin County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district...
and the Western Port of Alexandria, the city's ports include those at AbuQir and Sidi Krer, as well as Alexandria's old Eastern Port which is no longer...