Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 See also  





2 References  














Borg El Arab






العربية
تۆرکجه
Deutsch
Ελληνικά
Español
فارسی

IsiZulu
Italiano
مصرى

 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 




In other projects  



Wikimedia Commons
 
















Appearance
   

 





Coordinates: 30°5056N 29°3642E / 30.84889°N 29.61167°E / 30.84889; 29.61167
 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Borg El Arab
برج العرب
Borg El Arab square
Borg El Arab square
Borg El Arab is located in Egypt
Borg El Arab

Borg El Arab

Location in Egypt

Coordinates: 30°50′56N 29°36′42E / 30.84889°N 29.61167°E / 30.84889; 29.61167
Country Egypt
GovernorateAlexandria
MarkazBorg El Arab
Elevation 213 ft (65 m)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total129,364
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3

Borg El Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, lit.'Tower of the Arabs') is a city in the governorate of Alexandria, Egypt. and the capital of Borg El Arab Markaz. It is located about 52 kilometers south-west of Alexandria and some seven kilometers from the Mediterranean coast. North of Borg El Arab is the King Maryut resort and Lake Maryut. South of Borg El Arab is New Borg El Arab City. The city has an airport, Borg El Arab Airport, that serves nearly 250,000 passengers every year. Borg El Arab is widely considered an extension of the city of Alexandria.[2]

On 23 April 1973 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat met with Syrian president Hafez al-Assad at the presidential resort in Borg El Arab for two days of detailed discussions in preparation for the joint offensive on Israel which launched the Yom Kippur War. President Hosni Mubarak performed the formal inauguration of the city in November 1988. The city is home for the biggest football stadium in Egypt, Borg El Arab stadium.[3]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Burj al-'Arab (Kism (urban and rural parts), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  • ^ Egyptian Ministry of trade and industry. "Borg El-Arab Location". Archived from the original on 2008-12-12.
  • ^ Egyptian Ministry of trade and industry. "Borg El-Arab Overview". Archived from the original on 2009-08-28.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Borg_El_Arab&oldid=1223183653"

    Category: 
    Populated places in Alexandria Governorate
    Hidden categories: 
    Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
    Articles with short description
    Short description is different from Wikidata
    Articles containing Arabic-language text
    Coordinates on Wikidata
     



    This page was last edited on 10 May 2024, at 12:37 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki