Rashid

E875958

Rashid, also known as Rosetta, is a historic port city in northern Egypt famed for the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.

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Rashid canonical 2
فرع رشيد 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
port city
administrativeDivisionOf Arab Republic of Egypt
linked to: Republic of Egypt
alsoKnownAs Rosetta
climate Mediterranean climate
country Egypt
countryCapital Cairo
discoveryBy French soldiers during Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign
famedFor Rosetta Stone
governedBy Beheira Governorate authorities
hasEconomicActivity fishing
river trade
tourism
hasHeritage Islamic architecture
Ottoman-era architecture
hasNearbyWaterBody Mediterranean Sea
Rosetta branch of the Nile
hasPortType river port
seaport
hasTouristAttraction Nile corniche
linked to: Nile Corniche

historic mosques
traditional Ottoman houses
hasWritingSystemOnRosettaStone ancient Greek
demotic
hieroglyphic
historicalEvent discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799
historicalName Rosetta
historicalRole important Ottoman port
historicSignificance site of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone
influencedBy Mamluk architecture
Ottoman Empire
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn northern Egypt
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Beheira Governorate
locatedInContinent Africa
locatedInRegion Lower Egypt
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea
locatedOn western branch of the Nile Delta
nativeNameLanguage Arabic
nearbyCity Alexandria
partOf Nile Delta
primaryReligion Islam
transportConnection river transport on the Nile
road link to Alexandria

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Rosetta branch of the Nile arabicName فرع رشيد
linked to: Rashid