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of the

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of the city of

Port Said Port Said ( ar, بورسعيد, Būrsaʿīd, ; grc, Πηλούσιον, Pēlousion) is a city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal. With an approximate population of 6 ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

Prior to 20th century

* 1859 ** Port Said founded. ** Population: 150. * 1861 - Population: 4,000. * 1863 - Sweet Water Canal built. * 1869 **

Port Said Lighthouse The Port Said Lighthouse is one of the most important architectural and tourist landmarks in the city of Port Said in Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northea ...

begins operating. ** November:

Suez Canal The Suez Canal ( arz, قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ, ') is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The long canal is a popular ...

opens. * 1870 - Coal heaving porters guild established. * 1870s - Anti-European unrest. * 1881 - Abbas Mosque commissioned (built later). * 1883 - Population: 17,000. * 1895 - Headquarter of the Suez Canal Authority in Port Said built. * 1896 - First Cinema Projection in the city took place. * 1899 - De Lesseps statue unveiled on Jetee Ouest (pier).

20th century

* 1904 - Cairo-Port Said railway begins operating. * 1917 -

Russian battleship Peresvet ''Peresvet'' (russian: Пересвет, link=no) was the lead ship of the three pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy at the end of the nineteenth century. The ship was transferred to the Russian Pacific Fleet, Pacif ...

sinks offshore. * 1920 - Al-Masry Sporting Club founded. * 1926 **

Port Fouad Port Fuad or Port Fouad ( ar, بورفؤاد ', ) 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 ...

founded on opposite side of Suez Canal. ** established. * 1947 - Population: 177,703. * 1955 -

Port Said Stadium Al Masry Club Stadium (), formerly known as Port Said Stadium (), was a multi-use all-seated stadium in Al Manakh, Port Said, Egypt, which was mostly used for football and was the home of Al Masry between 1958 and 2012. The stadium, which had a s ...

opens. * 1956 ** 5 November: British and French forces arrive during

Suez Crisis The Suez Crisis, or the Second Arab–Israeli war, also called the Tripartite Aggression ( ar, العدوان الثلاثي, Al-ʿUdwān aṯ-Ṯulāṯiyy) in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel,Also known as the Suez War or 1956 Wa ...

. ** 23 December: British and French troops depart. ** December: Moorhouse Affair. * 1960 - Population: 244,000. * 1967 - After

Israeli forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

occupy Sinai Peninsula, some residents begin to flee city. * 1974 - Population: 342,000. * 1976 ** Suez Canal University established. ** Port Said declared a duty-free port. * 1992 - Population: 460,000 (estimate). * 1995 -

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opens. * 1998 - History Gardens laid out. * 1999 - Port Said Hall (arena) opens.

21st century

* 2004 ** Suez Canal Container Terminal begins operating. ** Misr Public Library inaugurated. * 2005 - Port Said International School opens. * 2008 ** December:

2008 Arab Futsal Championship The 2008 Arab Futsal Championship hosted by the Egyptian city of Port Said was the fourth edition of the Arab Futsal Championship between December 23 and 29 2008. Ten teams took part, with Yemen making their futsal debut, and Syria making their co ...

held. ** Population: 588,938. * 2010 **

Port Said University Port Said University ( ar, جامعة بورسعيد) is a university in Port Said, Egypt. It was established in 2010, after the decision of the Egyptian president to establish this university to transfer Suez Canal branch in Port Said to an in ...

established. ** Population: 603,787. * 2012 - 1 February:

Port Said Stadium riot On 1 February 2012, a massive riot occurred at Port Said Stadium in Port Said, Egypt, following an Egyptian Premier League football match between Masry and Ahly. Seventy-four people were killed and more than 500 were injured after thousands ...

. * 2013 ** 26 January: Unrest begins after verdict of stadium riot. ** 27 January: Anti-Morsi

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. ** 17–19 February: Labor strike,

. ** March: Unrest. * 2017 - Population: 749,371 (urban agglomeration).

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* Digital Public Library of America
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