Abu Qir (Arabic: ابو قير, Abu Qīr, or [æbo ʔiːɾ], Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁⲕⲩⲣⲓ Apakyri), formerly also spelled Abukir or Aboukir, [1] 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.

In the Battle of Abukir (or Aboukir or Abu Qir) [2] Napoleon Bonaparte defeated Seid Mustafa Pasha's Ottoman army on 25 July 1799, during the French campaign in Egypt. [6] It is considered the first pitched battle with this name, as there already had been a naval battle on 1 August 1798, the Battle of the Nile .

The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay; French: Bataille d'Aboukir) was fought between the Royal Navy and the French Navy at Aboukir Bay in Egypt between 1–3 August 1798.

Abu Qir, formerly also spelled Abukir or Aboukir, is a town on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, near the ruins of ancient Canopus and 23 kilometers northeast of Alexandria by rail. It is located on Abu Qir Peninsula, with Abu Qir Bay to the east.

The Battle of Aboukir was the last fought by Napoleon Bonaparte during the Egyptian expedition. It ended with the annihilation of the Ottoman contingent landed on the Mediterranean coast of the country by the English navy. Napoleon Bonaparte returned to France a month later.

Abukir o Abu Qir (ar. أبو قير) è una località dell'Egitto, sita sul promontorio omonimo che si affaccia sulla Baia di Abū Qīr, 13 km a nord est di Alessandria. Nel centro abitato si trova un antico castello adibito da Mehmet Ali a prigione.

Eighteenth-century travelers used to search along the ancient ports hoping to find the remains of the two stricken cities. To this day, it is not known exactly what catastrophe led to their disappearance, as some have suggested that an earthquake or a flood led to their demise.

The Abū Qīr Bay is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria in Egypt, lying between the Rosetta mouth of the Nile and the town of Abu Qir. Overview Map

Abu Qir Sunken cities attests the extensive trade connections between Egypt and the Roman Empire. Alexandria and numerous NGOs in cooperation with UNESCO are working Abu Qir sunken cities to build an underwater museum.

THERE dwelt once, in Alexander city, two men, of whom one was a dyer, by name of Abu Kir, and the other a barber, Abu Sir, and they were neighbors in the market street, where their shops stood side by side.