Abu Qir

or A·bu·kir, A·bou·kir

[ ah-boo keer ]

noun

1. a village of N Egypt, in the Nile River delta: Battle of the Nile near here (1798).

Example Sentences

Destroyed and sunk along with a wide area of the Nile delta by several earthquakes and tidal waves, Thônis-Heracleion was rediscovered in 2001 in Abu Qir bay near Alexandria, now Egypt's second largest city.

From Reuters

Ahmed Ibrahim, the owner and chef and an Alexandrian by birth, wanted to capture the spirit of the market stalls and makeshift restaurants that line Abu Qir’s beach, often no more than tables and umbrellas pitched on the sand.

From New York Times

A colossal statue of Hapy, the ancient Egyptian god of Nile flooding, being raised from Abu Qir Bay.

From Nature

These natural forces may have contributed to another, human-made, phenomenon revealed by core samples taken from the sediments under Abu Qir Bay: the liquefaction of the clay soils, triggered by pressure from the cities' heavy temple buildings.

From Nature

In Egypt's Nile delta at Abu Qir Bay lie the remains of two cities.

From Nature