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Suez Channel, Port Said

Port Said (Bur Said) is a city in Egypt, the entry point of the Suez Canal by the Mediterranean. It is situated on one bank of the canal, facing its twin city, Port Fouad (Bur Fouad).

[edit] Get in

[edit] By train

direct connections with Alexandria and Cairo.

[edit] By boat

Louis Cruise Lines from Limassol (Cyprus)

[edit] Get around

• Free shuttle between Port Said and Port Fouad.

[edit][add listing] See

• The port facilities (modern & ancient)
• The passing through of the canal convoys (supertankers and container ships)
• The rests of the old town (bombed during the 1956 Canal War)
• The bazaar.

[edit] Port Said Military Museum

Military Museum, Port Said.

Inaugurated in 1964. It consists of several halls which showcase several battles fought by the Egyptian Army and the people of Port Said:

• the hall of ancient ages: pharaonic, Islamic and modern age
• 1956 canal invasion
• other wars against Israel (1967 & 1973).

Military/militaristic paintings, bas-reliefs, statues. Captured war material. Models.

Tel.066/224657

Entry: 5 EGP (as of 2007-04-11), camera 2 EGP.

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Some oldies from the French and English communities can be found from time to time (books...), and of course the unavoidable and omnipresent tourist collectibles.

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• Italian Restaurant, Helnan Hotel. This is one of two restaurants in Port Said worth eating at. The service is good and the food is cooked fresh for you whilst you wait. Choice of Alcohol is limited and expensive though.  edit

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Lots of nice and cheap fruit bars.

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[edit] Get out

No night life in Port Said or Port Fouad, except at the numerous chicha bars.