Port Said Lighthouse
Port Said Lighthouse is one of the most important architectural and tourist landmarks in the city of Port Said in Egypt. Considered a unique example for the evolution of architecture during the nineteenth century in the city, the lighthouse was designed by François Coignet at the request of the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, Ismail the Magnificent.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Egypt
- Also known as: “Lighthouse of Port Said”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al Masry Club Stadium and Port Said railway station.
Al Masry Club Stadium
Stadium
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Al Masry Club Stadium, formerly known as Port Said Stadium, was a multi-use all-seated stadium in Al Manakh, Port Said, Egypt, which was mostly used for football and was the home of Al Masry since 1958 and until the Port Said Stadium riot in 2012. Al Masry Club Stadium is situated 290 metres south of Port Said Lighthouse.
Port Said railway station
Railway station
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Port Said railway station is the main railway terminus in Port Said, Egypt. It is one the main railway stations in the east Nile Delta. It was established in 1893 and inaugurated by of Khedive Abbas Hilmi II linking the cities of Port Said and Ismailia then linking the city to Cairo in 1904, but the current building of the station was built in 1955. Port Said railway station is situated 2 km southeast of Port Said Lighthouse.
Port Said War Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Mohamed kamal 1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port Said War Memorial Cemetery is situated 1½ km west of Port Said Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Said and Port Fuad.
Port Said
Photo: Mohamed kamal 1984, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Said is Egypt's third largest city, its second largest seaport and the entry point of the Suez Canal by the Mediterranean.
Port Fuad
Town
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Port Fuad or Port Fouad is a city in Port Said Governorate, Egypt. Port Fuad is located in northeastern Egypt at the northwesternmost tip of the Sinai Peninsula on the Asian side of the Suez Canal, across from the city of Port Said. Port Fuad is situated 4 km southeast of Port Said Lighthouse.
Al Gamil Fort
Locality
Port Said Airport serves the city of Port Said, Egypt, at the north end of the Suez Canal. In 2011, the airport served 36,962 passengers. Al Gamil Fort is situated 9 km west of Port Said Lighthouse.
Port Said Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Port Said Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Port Said Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فنار بورسعيد القديم”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فنار بورسعيد القديم”
- French: “phare de Port-Saïd”
- French: “Phare de Port-Saïd”
- Hebrew: “המגדלור של פורט סעיד”
- Russian: “Маяк Порт-Саида”
- Spanish: “Faro de Puerto Said”
- Spanish: “Faro de Puerto Saíd”
- Swahili: “Lighthouse of Port Said”
- Swahili: “Mnara wa taa wa Port Said”
- Swahili: “Mnara wa Taa wa Port Said”
- Swedish: “Fyren i Port Said”
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