Timeline of Port Said
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Port Said, Egypt.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1859
- 1861 - Population: 4,000.[2]
- 1863 - Sweet Water Canal built.
- 1869
- Port Said Lighthouse begins operating.
- November: Suez Canal opens.
- 1870 - Coal heaving porters guild established.[3]
- 1870s - Anti-European unrest.[4]
- 1881 - Abbas Mosque commissioned (built later).[5]
- 1883 - Population: 17,000.[6]
- 1895 - Headquarter of the Suez Canal Authority in Port Said built.[7]
- 1896 - First Cinema Projection in the city took place.
- 1899 - De Lesseps statue unveiled on Jetee Ouest (pier).[6]
20th century
[edit | edit source]- 1904 - Cairo-Port Said railway begins operating.
- 1917 - Russian battleship Peresvet sinks offshore.
- 1920 - Al-Masry Sporting Club founded.
- 1926
- Port Fouad founded on opposite side of Suez Canal.
- Catholic Diocese of the Canal of Suez established.[8]
- 1947 - Population: 177,703.[9]
- 1955 - Port Said Stadium opens.
- 1956
- 5 November: British and French forces arrive during Suez Crisis.[10]
- 23 December: British and French troops depart.[10]
- December: Moorhouse Affair.
- 1960 - Population: 244,000.[11]
- 1967 - After Israeli forces occupy Sinai Peninsula, some residents begin to flee city.[12]
- 1974 - Population: 342,000.[13]
- 1976
- Suez Canal University established.
- Port Said declared a duty-free port.
- 1992 - Population: 460,000 (estimate).[14]
- 1995 - Museum of Modern Art opens.
- 1998 - History Gardens laid out.[15]
- 1999 - Port Said Hall (arena) opens.
21st century
[edit | edit source]- 2004
- Suez Canal Container Terminal begins operating.
- Misr Public Library inaugurated.
- 2005 - Port Said International School opens.
- 2008
- December: 2008 Arab Futsal Championship held.
- Population: 588,938.[1]
- 2010
- Port Said University established.
- Population: 603,787.
- 2012 - 1 February: Port Said Stadium riot.[16]
- 2013
- 2017 - Population: 749,371 (urban agglomeration).[17]
See also
[edit | edit source]- History of Port Said
- Timelines of other cities in Egypt: Alexandria, Cairo
- Timeline of Egypt
References
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Port Said.
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Port Said, various dates
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