Abu Qir
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Specialized hospital at Abu Qir
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 Abu Qir
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| Coordinates: 31°19′N 30°04′E / 31.317°N 30.067°E | |
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 Egypt
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| Governorate | Alexandria Governorate |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Coordinates: 31°19′N 30°04′E / 31.317°N 30.067°E
Abu Qir (Egyptian Arabic: ابو قير, Abu Qīr, [æbuˈ] or [æbo-ʔiːɾ]), formerly also spelled Abukir or Aboukir, is a town on the Mediterranean 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.
The town's present name is Arabic for "Father Cyrus", an Egyptian martyr.
Near the village are many remains of ancient buildings, Egyptian, Greek and Roman. About 3 kilometers (2 mi) southeast of the village are the ruins of Canopus. A little farther east, the now-dry Canopic branch of the Nile entered the Mediterranean.
Stretching eastward as far as the Rosetta mouth of the Nile is the spacious Abu Qir Bay (Khalīj Abū Qīr), where on 1 August 1798, Horatio Nelson fought the Battle of the Nile, often referred to as the "Battle of Aboukir Bay". The latter title is applied more properly to an engagement between the French expeditionary army and the Turks fought on 25 July the following year; see Battle of Abukir of 1799. Near Abū Qīr, on 8 March 1801, units of the British army commanded by Sir Ralph Abercromby landed from their transports in the face of a strenuous opposition from a French force entrenched on the beach.
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