Port Said

Not to be confused with Port Saeed.

Port Said بورسعيد
City
View from the Suez Canal Port Said Lighthouse Museum of Modern Art Church of Saint Eugénie The Mediterranean Suez Canal Authority Port Said Martyrs Memorial Port of Port Said
Flag Seal
Nickname:  The valiant city
Interactive map of Port Said
Port Said Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°15′45″N 32°18′22″E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Port Said
Founded	1859
Government
• Type	City-state
• Governor	Ibrahim Abou Limon
Area
• Total	1,294 km2 (500 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2024)
• Total	790,000
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
GDP (nominal, constant 2015 values)
• Year	2024
• Total	$4.0 billion
• Per capita	$5,063
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	+20 (66)
Website	PortSaid.gov.eg (in Arabic)

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Port Said, Port Fuad and the Suez Canal

Port Said (/sɑːˈiːd/ sah-EED, Egyptian Arabic: بورسعيد, romanized: Bōrsaʿīd, pronounced [boɾsæˈʕiːd, poɾ-]) is a port city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about 30 km (19 mi) along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, straddling the west bank of the northern mouth of the Suez Canal. The city is the capital of the Port Said Governorate and forms the majority of the governorate, comprising seven of the governorate's eight administrative regions. In 2024, it had a population of 790,000 people.

The city was established in 1859 during the building of the Suez Canal. There are numerous old houses with grand balconies on all floors, giving the city a distinctive look. Port Said's twin city is Port Fuad, which lies on the eastern bank of the Suez Canal. The two cities coexist, to the extent that there is hardly any town centre in Port Fuad. The cities are connected by free ferries running all through the day, and together they form a metropolitan area with over a million residents that extends both on the African and the Asian sides of the Suez Canal.

Port Said has acted as a global city since its establishment, flourishing particularly during the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century. It was inhabited by various nationalities and religions, mostly from Mediterranean countries, and they coexisted in tolerance, forming a cosmopolitan community. Referring to this fact, Rudyard Kipling once said, "If you truly wish to find someone you have known and who travels, there are two points on the globe you have but to sit and wait, sooner or later your man will come there: the docks of London and Port Said". Port Said is an important city in Egypt for trade and business due to its location on the Suez Canal and Mediterranean coast.