Port Fuad

Port Fuad or Port Fouad 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 of Port Said. Port Fuad is considered a suburb of Port Said and together they form a metropolitan area of over one million residents. Along with the likes of Colón, Panama and Istanbul, Turkey (Asia/Europe), it is one of the few transcontinental cities in the world, in that it spans across two continents (Africa/Asia).

History

Port Fuad was established in 1926, principally to relieve overcrowding in Port Said, and was named after King Fuad I (also transliterated as Fouad), the first holder of the title King of Egypt in the modern era (having previously held the title Sultan of Egypt). == Geography ==

Geography

The city is located on Port Fuad Island, a triangular island bounded by the Mediterranean to the North, the Suez Canal to the West, and the relatively new eastern channel from the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean to the East. Lying on the eastern side of the main canal. The Suez Canal Authority forms the main employment of the city, and its employees comprise most of the population. It has one general hospital. == Transport ==

Transport

Until 2016 the town was accessible only by ferry to Port Said. In 2016 the floating bridge to Port Said was opened. Port Said East On the Sinai side of the canal, Port Said East is a recently launched development that contains the Suez Canal Container Terminal which opened in 2004. A side canal at Port Said East was opened in 2016. In November 2015, President Al-Sisi publicly launched a new harbour development project at East Port Said. In May 2018, an agreement was signed between Russia and Egypt for the development of a Russian Industrial Zone. == See also ==

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