Port Said: Quick Facts

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Port Said, Egypt

View of the Suez Canal waterfront between Port Said and Port Fuad, Egypt, with boats docked along the shore and mid-rise buildings lining the water.

British soldiers stand in front of a large crowd of civilians waiting for food distribution in the Arab quarter of Port Said, Egypt, with damaged buildings and rubble in the background.

United Nations soldiers in helmets march in formation along a street in Port Said, carrying rifles and gear during the Suez Crisis, 1956.

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