Camp Chezar
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| Camp Chezar كامب شيزار |
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| 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 | |
| Governorate | Alexandria |
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
Camp Chezar (Arabic: كامب شيزار; also spelled Camp Shezar[1]) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. It contains a cemetery that dates back to the 3rd century BC (Ptolemaic era).
Origin of the name[edit]
It is spelled with French orthography in which French was the most common foreign language in Egypt. The name consists from English: "camp" and Italian: "Caesar", [ˈtʃeːzar], Francized as [ʃeˈzar], Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈkæmp(e) ʃeˈzɑːɾ].
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References[edit]
- ^ 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.
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