Port Said
Port Said, Egypt
About
Port Said is located in north-east Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea, it is the fourth largest city in Egypt and is the second most important port after Alexandria port, it is very close to Suez Canal with a population of 515,007, this city was founded in 1859 by Said Pasha to be the home of the Suez Canal workers, and then it became one of the major ports in Egypt by the late 19th century, as it was the port that exports the Egyptian products such as cotton and rice, in addition its port is used to refuel ships that pass through the Suez Canal. The economic in Port Said is based on fishing and other industries such as chemicals, processed food, cigarettes, and clothes factories, and across the canal you will find Port Fouad, which is the twin city of port Said, where there are many market that one can enjoy stroll around. Port Said city, Egypt, has suffered from a lot of damage during the Suez Canal crisis, thus it also survived the wars of 1967 and 1973, now Port Said, Egypt, is considered a summer resort that Egyptians enjoy going to, in addition it has the most amazing markets that you can find in all Egypt. There are a lot of places that you can visit in Port Said such as the military museum which houses interesting relics from the 1956, 1967 and 1973 wars with Israel, also amazing beaches that attract both Egyptians and tourists, in addition to several shops. From Port Said port, you can visit Cairo and make shore excursion to the legendary Giza Pyramids & The Great Sphinx, The Egyptian Museum, The Step Pyramids of Saqqara, Memphis City, Dahshur Pyramids, Islamic and Coptic Cairo.
