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31°19′N 30°04′E / 31.317°N 30.067°E / 31.317; 30.067

Abu Qir
ابو قير
Top left: 10th of Ramadan Mosque
Top right: memorial statue of a muslim warrior
Bottom: beach at the north of the town
Abu Qir is located in Egypt
Abu Qir
Abu Qir
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°19′N 30°04′E / 31.317°N 30.067°E / 31.317; 30.067
CountryAbu Qir Egypt
GovernorateAlexandria Governorate
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Abu Qir (Arabic: ابو قير, Abu Qīr, [æbuˈ] or [æbo ʔiːɾ], Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁⲕⲩⲣⲓ Apakyri), 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.

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Abu Qir

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31°19′N 30°04′E / 31.317°N 30.067°E / 31.317; 30.067 Abu Qir (Arabic: ابو قير, Abu Qīr, [æbuˈ] or [æbo ʔiːɾ], Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁⲕⲩⲣⲓ Apakyri), formerly also...

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Abu Qir Bay

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The Abū Qīr Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay) (Arabic: خليج أبو قير; transliterated: Khalīj Abū Qīr) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean...

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Battle of Abukir

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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...

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Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemicals Industries Company

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Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemical Industries Co SAE (ABUK.CA) is a former state-owned company that is one of the largest producers of nitrogen fertilizers...

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Abou Qir Fertilizers SC

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Abu Qir Fertilizers Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أبو قير للأسمدة الرياضي), is a football club established in 1987 by Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemicals Industries...

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Lake Mariout

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again. A storm in 1770 breached the sea wall at Abu Qir, creating a seawater lake known as Lake Abu Qir. The salt waters were kept separate from Lake Mariout...

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Heracleion

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Mediterranean Sea. It became inundated and its remains are located in Abu Qir Bay, currently 7 km (4.3 mi) off the coast, under ca. 19 ft (5.8 m) of...

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History of Alexandria

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port cities just east of Alexandria, at the western edge of what is now Abu Qir Bay. The Canopic (westernmost) branch of the Nile Delta still existed at...

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PERF 558

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(Tidraq), second son of Apa Kyros (Abu Qir), and from a substitute of Christophoros (Istufur), eldest son of Apa Kyros (Abu Qir), fifty sheep] من الجزر وخمس...

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Nelson Island

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Tobago) Nelson Island (British Columbia) Nelson's Island, an island in Abu Qir Bay, Egypt Nelson Island (Talbot County, Maryland), an island of Maryland...

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Alexandria

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into the Egyptian quarter of the city. Just east of Alexandria (where Abu Qir Bay is now), there were in ancient times marshland and several islands...

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Marzipan

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food portal Aboukir almonds – marzipan-covered almonds originating in Abu Qir Battenberg cake – a light sponge cake covered in marzipan Bethmännchen...

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Solifugae

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needed] During World War I, troops [clarification needed] stationed in Abū Qīr, Egypt, would stage fights between captive "jerrymanders", as they referred...

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Economy of Egypt

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Europe. The manufacturing plant in El Salheya employs c. 2500 people. Abu Qir Fertilizers Company is one of the largest producers of nitrogen fertilizers...

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List of Arabic place names

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Úbeda, Spain أبو ظبي ʼAbū Ẓabi. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates أبو غريب ʼAbū Ġurayb. Abu Ghraib, Iraq أبو قير ʼAbū Qīr. Abu Qir, Egypt أحساء al-ʼAḥsāʼ...

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Climate of Egypt

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Ras El Bar Baltim Damietta Alexandria Wettest places Rafah Alexandria Abu Qir Rosetta Baltim Kafr El Dawwar Mersa Matruh Cities or resorts with warmest...

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Rosetta

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when sleet and hail are also common.[citation needed] Rafah, Alexandria, Abu Qir, Rosetta, Baltim, Kafr el-Dawwar and Mersa Matruh are the wettest places...

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Aspide

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ordered in 1979 and delivered in 1982–1984  Egypt – 72 used on Descubierta (Abu Qir) class corvettes; ordered in 1983 and delivered in 1984  Greece - 75 for...

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Siege of Cairo

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many civilians were taken by Sydney's ships on the 7th and brought into Abu Qir Bay. The British took all the provisions and stores on board the transports...

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Alexandria Governorate

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second largest port in Alexandria Governorate after Alexandria Port). Abu Qir Port Eastern Port. ( One of the oldest ports as it was built in 2000 B...

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Alexandria Metro

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three phases. The first phase will upgrade the existing railway line from Abu Qir in the northeastern part of the city to Misr Station in the historic center...

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Qir

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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...

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Alexandria Port

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and the Western Port of Alexandria, the city's ports include those at Abu Qir and Sidi Krer, as well as Alexandria's old Eastern Port which is no longer...

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