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Abu Qir
Abu Qir
( ; also spelled
Abukir
or
Aboukir
) is a town on the
Mediterranean
coast of
Egypt
, northeast of
Alexandria
by rail. It is located on Abu Qir Peninsula, with
Abu Qir Bay
to the east. The name is taken from the name of an
Egyptian
Christian
martyr
, named
Cyrus
,
Arabized
as .
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