Camp Chezar
Camp Shezar
كامب شيزار Camp Caesar | |
---|---|
Camp Shezar Location in Egypt | |
Coordinates: 31°13′13″N 29°56′32″E / 31.220289°N 29.942107°ECoordinates: 31°13′13″N 29°56′32″E / 31.220289°N 29.942107°E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Alexandria |
City | Alexandria |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Camp Shezar (Arabic: كامب 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[]
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[]
- Neighborhoods in Alexandria
References[]
- ^ Dār al-ʻArabīyah al-Ḥadīthah lil-Tijārah al-Khārijīyah (1982). Directory of Government and Public Sector in A.R.E. Arab Modern House for Foreign Trade. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
Categories:
- Neighbourhoods of Alexandria
- Egypt geography stubs