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Port Fouad was established in 1927, principally to relieve overcrowding in Port Said, and was named after King Fuad I (also transliterated as Fouad), the first holder of the title King of Egypt in the modern era (having previously held the title Sultan of Egypt). The city is located on a triangular island which is bounded by the Mediterranean on the north, the Suez Canal on the west, and the relatively new junction between the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean on the east. The Suez Canal Authority forms the main employment of the city, and its employees comprise most of the population. It has one general hospital. After the war of 1967 Port Fouad was the only piece of Sinai held by the Egyptians. The Israelis tried to capture Port Fouad countless of times during the War of Attrition, but failed each time. During Yom Kippur War Port Fouad was secured and land was regained around it to ensure it would never be attacked or bombed again by the Israelis. The war ended with an Israeli victory, and in the Camp David Accord in 1978 Israel agreed to return Sinai to Egypt peacefully, and later the two countries signed a peace treaty. Today Port Fouad is a major Air Defense Position for Egypt. Category:Populated places established in 1927 Category:Populated places in Egypt Category:Port Said Category:Suez Canal Category:Port Said Governorate ar:بور فؤاد hr:Port Fouad it:Porto Fouad he:פורט פואד arz:بور فؤاد nl:Port Fouad pl:Port Fuad sv:Port Fouad tr:Port Fuad |
