Place:Rashīd, Al Buhayrah, Egypt

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NameRashīd
Alt namesRosetta
Rashidsource: Wikipedia
Rashîdsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Rashīdsource: Family History Library Catalog
Rashīdsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
TypeCity
Coordinates31.4°N 30.417°E
Located inAl Buhayrah, Egypt
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Rosetta or Rashid (;  ;   ; ti-Rashit, Ancient Greek: Βολβιτίνη Bolbitinē) is a port city of the Nile Delta, east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Rosetta Stone was discovered there in 1799.

Founded around in the 9th century, Rosetta boomed with the decline of Alexandria following the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517, only to wane in importance after Alexandria's revival. During the 19th century, it was a popular British tourist destination, known for its Ottoman mansions, citrus groves and relative cleanliness.

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