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Abukir
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Abu Qir.
Abu Qir (Arabic: ابو قير, romanized: Abu Qīr, or ; Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁⲕⲩⲣⲓApakyri), formerly also spelled Abukir or Aboukir, is a town on the coast of Egypt, near the ruins of ancient Canopus and 23 kilometers (14 mi) northeast of Alexandria by rail. It is located on Abu Qir Peninsula, with Abu Qir Bay to the east.