Port Said

Port Said is a port city in Egypt.

Big ships sail past it into a long canal.

Port Said lies in northeastern Egypt, where the Suez Canal opens into the Mediterranean Sea, says Store norske leksikon, Norway's big encyclopedia. The French encyclopedia Universalis adds that the city is built on a narrow strip of coast that separates Lake Manzala from the sea.

Egypt's census of 28 March 2017 counted 749,371 people in Port Said. Egypt's statistics agency estimated 791,749 people on 1 July 2023.

Store norske leksikon ('Port Said', Marcus Irgens): a city in northeastern Egypt at the Suez Canal's mouth on the Mediterranean, on the isthmus between Lake Manzala and the sea; about 749,370 inhabitants (2017); capital of the governorate of the same name. Universalis ('PORT-SAÏD', Jean-Marc Prost-Tournier): an Egyptian port at the outlet of the Suez Canal on the Mediterranean, on the canal's western bank, with a residential district on the eastern bank, Būr Fu'ād (Port Fuad); built on a narrow coastal strip separating Lake Manzala from the sea. Larousse ('Port-Saïd'): a port of Egypt at the entrance of the Suez Canal on the Mediterranean; 570,603 (2006 census). City Population (CAPMAS): Port Said Governorate 472,331 (1996), 570,603 (2006), 749,371 (census 28 March 2017), 791,749 (estimate 1 July 2023); its city row, Būr Sa'īd, gives the same 1996, 2006 and 2023 figures (and 760,152, estimate 1 July 2018); the fifth city on its list of Egypt's major cities (2023 estimates).

Look at the boats along the shore!

Behind them stand tall buildings and a long white building with green domes.

Daniel Csörföly took this photo on a trip to Egypt in January or February 2007, and named the file after Port Said. Seen across choppy blue water, boats of many sizes are tied up along the shore, a long white building with green domes stands at the left, and tall pale and brown buildings and thin towers rise under a clear blue sky. The photo is old, so the waterfront may look different now.

On Wikidata, Port Said Lighthouse is about 0.6 kilometers east-northeast of the city's point, and the Suez Canal Authority Museum about 0.6 kilometers south-southeast.

Commons: File:PortSaidEgypt2 byDanielCsorfoly.JPG, by Daniel Csörföly (uploaded as User:Csörföly D; 'Own work, all rights released (Public domain)', {{PD-self}}), dated '2007 jan-feb', uploaded 6 April 2007; his description: 'Photos from winter Egypt trip 2007 Jan-Feb'; his own category was 'Egypt' (the 'Port Said' category was added later by another user), and his file name names Port Said. Seen in the 1,280-pixel copy: choppy blue water in front, boats of many sizes moored along the quay, a long white building with green domes at the left, tall pale and brown buildings, masts and thin towers, a clear blue sky. Wikidata from the city point (Q134509): Port Said Lighthouse (Q3064168; inception 1869) 0.55 km ENE; Port Said railway station (Q11824161) 0.55 km WSW; Suez Canal Authority Museum (Q28715618) 0.64 km SSE; Port Said University (Q1564902) 2.56 km SSE; Port Fuad (Q1991268) 3.91 km SSE.

People in Port Said work at the port, in factories and at fishing.

Salt is collected nearby.

Universalis says Port Said has a large industrial free zone, set up to attract investment from abroad, and that fishing is one of its activities. Store norske leksikon lists chemical, textile, cosmetics and food industries, and a history museum.

Larousse adds that there are salt pans near the city.

Universalis: a vast industrial free zone intended to encourage foreign investment; diversified industry, with fishing; 571,000 inhabitants at the 2006 census. Store norske leksikon: chemical, textile, cosmetics and food industries; a historical museum. Larousse: 'Zone franche industrielle. À proximité, salines.' Wikidata: Port Said University (Q1564902) 2.56 km SSE of the city point.