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Rosetta
Beheira, Egypt · Africa
About Rosetta
Rosetta sits on the route: 30 minutes from Idkū.
Rosetta is in Beheira, Egypt, with about 300,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Idkū, about 15 km away.
Rosetta ( roh-ZET-ə) or Rashid (Arabic: رشيد, romanized: Rašīd, IPA: [ɾɑˈʃiːd]; Coptic: ϯⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ, romanized: ti-Rashit) is a port city of the Nile Delta, 65 km (40 mi) east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Rosetta Stone was discovered in nearby Fort Julien in 1799.
Founded around the 9th century on theRead more
site of the ancient town of Bolbitine, Rosetta boomed with the decline of Alexandria following the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517, only to wane in importance after Alexandria's revival. During the 19th century, it was a popular British tourist destination, known for its Ottoman mansions, citrus groves and relative cleanliness.
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Rosetta is in Beheira, Egypt, about 15 km from Idkū.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 301,795
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Egypt
- Region
- Beheira
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates
- 31.3995, 30.4172
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