Port Fuad
Port Fuad
بورفؤاد | |
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Port Fouad as seen across the Suez Canal from Port Said. | |
Port Fuad Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°15′N 32°19′E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Port Said |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 81,591 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Port Fuad or Port Fouad (Arabic: بورفؤاد Borfoʾād, IPA: [boɾ.foˈʔæːd]) 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 considered a suburb of Port Said and together they form a metropolitan area of over one million residents. Along with the likes of Colón, Panama (North/South America) and Istanbul, Turkey (Asia/Europe), it is one of the few transcontinental cities in the world, in that spans it across two continents.
Port Fuad has a population of 81,591 (as of 2015).
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