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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Place · 1859 CE

Port Said

Also known as

al-Madina al-Basila
al-Madīna al-Bāsila
Bur Sa'id
Bur Sa'id
Bur Said
Bur Said

Image illustrating Port Said — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Port Saidsee Wikimedia Commons

This entry is a stub. The Library is awakening — a longer account is being written.

Connected to

birthplace ofAbdul Rahman Khamisi1920 CE
birthplace ofAhmed Aboul Gheit1942 CE
birthplace ofAmr El-Safty1982 CE
birthplace ofAya Khafagy1994 CE
birthplace ofÉmile Rumeau1878 CE

+ 5 further connections to entries not yet ingested

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birthplace of

Essameldin Abouelnein1954 CE

birthplace ofFaiza Abou el-Naga1951 CE

birthplace ofFouad Zakariyya1927 CE

birthplace ofHans Dijkstal1943 CE

birthplace ofHany Abo Rida1953 CE

birthplace ofJoyce Heron1916 CE

birthplace ofKamal Darwish1942 CE

Port Said · Alexandria