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Camp Chezar

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Camp shezar
Kamp Shizar كامپ شيزار
Kamp Shizar
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CountryFile:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
GovernorateAlexandria
CityAlexandria
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Camp Shezar (Arabic: كامپ شيزار; also spelled Camp Chezar[1] and originally Camp Caesar) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. It contains a cemetery that dates back to the 3rd century BC (Ptolemaic era).

Origin of the name

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It is spelled with French orthography as French was the most common foreign language in Egypt at the time of its inception. The name consists from English: "camp" and Italian: "Caesar" [ˈtʃeːzar], francized as [ʃeˈzar], Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈkæmp(e) ʃeˈzɑːɾ].

See also

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Camp Shezar كامب شيزار

References

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