What is Port Said?
[[File:صائد السمك.jpg|thumb|left|Fishermen in Port Said]] [[Image:Port said eglise cophete.jpg|thumb|right|PortSaid (postcard around 1915)]] [[Image:Egypt-region-map-cities.gif|thumb|right| [[Egypt]]: Site of '''PortSaid''' (top).]] [[Image:Flag of Port Said Governorate.PNG|right|250px]] [[Image:Coat of arms of Port Said Governorate.PNG|right|200px]] '''Port Said''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]] '''بورسعيد''', [[transliteration|transliterated]] '''{{unicode|Būr Sa&#699;īd}}''') is an [[Egypt]]ian city near the [[Suez Canal]], with a population of about 500,000. Port Said has [[fishing]] and industries, like [[chemicals]], [[Food processing|processed food]], and [[cigarette]]s. Port Said is also an important harbour both for exports of Egyptian products like [[cotton]] and [[rice]], but also a [[fuel]]ling station for ships that pass through the Suez Canal. ==Other websites== * [http://www.fzportsaid.com/ PortSaid Free-zone Forums] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724015637/http://www.fzportsaid.com/ |date=2008-07-24 }} * [http://www.4portsaid.com/ PortSaid-Online,Port Said's Largest Community - All about Port Said] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008151233/http://www.4portsaid.com/ |date=2007-10-08 }} * [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=31.246834,32.302895&spn=0.166014,0.234180&t=k&hl=en Satellite picture by Google Maps] {{commonscat|Port Said}} {{Cities and towns in Egypt}} {{Egyptian cities by population}} {{List of cities in the Middle East}} {{Africa topic |List of cities in}} {{Egypt topics}} {{geo-stub}} {{coord|31.15|32.18|display=title}} [[Category:Cities in Egypt|Port Said]] [[Category:Port Said]]