Abu Qir

American

[ah-boo keer] / ˌɑ bu ˈkɪər /

Or Abukir,

noun

a village of N Egypt, in the Nile River delta: Battle of the Nile near here (1798).

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Abu Qir

Abu Qir Fertilizers, one of Egypt's largest nitrogen producers, said unaudited first-quarter profits more than doubled.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Destroyed and sunk along with a wide area of the Nile delta by several earthquakes and tidal waves, Thônis-Heracleion was rediscovered in 2001 in Abu Qir bay near Alexandria, now Egypt's second largest city.

From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2021

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