Beheira, Egypt · Africa
301,795
Population
Africa
Continent
Cairo
Timezone
EG
Country Code
Rosetta ( roh-ZET-ə) or Rashid (Arabic: رشيد, romanized: Rašīd, IPA: [ɾɑˈʃiːd]; Coptic: ϯⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ, romanized: ti-Rashit) is a port city of the Nile Delta, 65 km (40 mi) east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Rosetta Stone was discovered in nearby Fort Julien in 1799. Founded around the 9th century on the site of the ancient town of Bolbitine, Rosetta boomed with the decline of Alexandria following the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517, only to wane in importance after Alexandria's...
Coordinates
31.3995°, 30.4172°
Region/State
Beheira
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Country
Egypt
Region
Beheira
Timezone
Africa/Cairo
Population
301,795
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