El Qantara, Egypt
El Qantara (Arabic: القنطرة, romanized: al qantara, lit. 'the bridge') is a northeastern Egyptian city on both sides of the Suez Canal, in the Egyptian governorate of Ismailia, 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Cairo and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Port Said. The two parts of the city are connected by a high-level fixed road bridge, the Mubarak Peace Bridge. The bridge makes a connection between the division of Africa, and Asia, making El Qantara a Border town.
El Qantara
القنطرة | |
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The Suez Canal Bridge in El Qantara, Egypt. | |
El Qantara Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30.85°N 32.31°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Ismailia |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
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