ABU QIR

or Abukirboth: ăˌbookērˈ, əbooˈkər, village, N Egypt, on a promontory in the Nile River delta. Admiral Horatio Nelson's victory over the French fleet off Abu Qir on Aug. 1–2, 1798 (sometimes called the battle of the Nile), restored British prestige in the Mediterranean region and, with the land victory (1801) led by Sir Ralph Abercromby, cut short the French venture in the Middle East begun by Napoleon I.

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books on: Abu Qir  - 64 results

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1.
Nelson: A Personal History
Book by Christopher Hibbert; Addison-Wesley, 1994
Subjects: Admirals--Great Britain--Biography, Great Britain--History, Naval--18th Century, Great Britain--History, Naval--19th Century, Great Britain--Royal Navy--Biography, Nelson, Horatio Nelson--Viscount--1758-1805
...Cadiz and Tenerife 113 13. Bath, London and Toulon 127 14. Abu Qir 137 15. Naples 149 16. Palazzo Reale 156 17. Palermo...
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Colonial Bridgehead: Government and Society in Alexandria, 1807-1882
Book by Michael J. Reimer; Westview Press, 1997
Subjects: Alexandria (Egypt)--History--19th Century
...the northeast to the headlands of Abu Qir see Map 1 . 1 Early in the Pleistocene...northwestern Egypt toward what is now Abu Qir. The mouth of the Nile in this period...Alexandria Coastal Region from Agami to Abu Qir 1834 The complete obstruction of...
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Maritime Boundaries
Book by Gerald H. Blake; Routledge, 1994
Subjects: Economic Zones (Law Of The Sea), Territorial Waters
...Andaman Sea 1975 VII Persian Gulf 7-1 Abu Dhabi Dubai 1968 7-2 Bahrain Iran 1971 7...7-8 Iran UAE Dubai 1974 7-9 Qatar UAE Abu Dhabi 1969 7-10 Sharjah Umm al Quaiwan 1964...
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Egypt: A Compendium
Book by Raye R. Platt, Mohammed Bahy Hefny; American Geographical Society, 1958
Subjects: Egypt--Description And Travel, Egypt--Economic Conditions--1918-
...the most part from the reign of Ramses II: the cliff temple of Abu Simbel in Nubia with four colossal statues of that king adorning...and military power that was mighty indeed. The first four - Abu Bekr, Omar, Othman, and Ali - were followed in 661 A. D...
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The French Wars 1792-1815
Book by Charles J. Esdaile; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: First Coalition, War Of The, 1792-1797, France--History, Military--1789-1815, Napoleon--I--Emperor Of The French--1769-1821--Military Leadership, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Second Coalition, War Of The, 1798-1801
...Turks, but loses his fleet at Aboukir Abu Qir ; last Irish army surrenders...Napoleon defeats Turks at Aboukir Abu Qir , but decides to return to France...Admiral Nelson in the bay of Aboukir Abu Qir . If this defeat did not quite cost...
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journal articles on: Abu Qir  - 4 results

 
 
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Alexandria in Cavafy, Durrell, and Tsirkas
Journal article by John Rodenbeck; Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, 2001
Subjects: Alexandria, Egypt (City)--Portrayals, Authors--Criticism and interpretation, Cavafy's Alexandria (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Cavafy, Constantine--Criticism and interpretation, Cities and towns--Portrayals, Drifting Cities (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Durrell, Lawrence--Criticism and interpretation, Ethnic relations--Portrayals, Religion--Portrayals, Tsirkas, Stratis--Criticism and interpretation, Writers--Criticism and interpretation
...arriving at a hideout, an unused flat in a building behind the new (29) Jewish Hospital at Sporting (Sidi Gabir) on the Abu Qir road: We stopped talking because we had reached the place. The door to the...
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The Renaissance of Islam
Journal article by Azzam S. Tamimi; Daedalus, Vol. 132, 2003
Subjects: Al-Afghani, Jamal Al-Din--Attitudes, Al-Afghani, Jamal Al-Din--Influence, Al-Afghani, Jamal Al-Din--Political activity, Al-Tunisi, Khairuddin--Attitudes, Al-Tunisi, Khairuddin--Influence, Al-Tunisi, Khairuddin--Political activity, Ali, Muhammad--Influence, Ali, Muhammad--Political activity, Amin, Qasim--Attitudes, Amin, Qasim--Influence, Antun, Farah--Attitudes, Antun, Farah--Influence, Islam and politics--Analysis, Middle East--History, Middle East--Political aspects, Middle East--Religious aspects, Philosophy, Islamic--Analysis, Philosophy, Islamic--History, Raziq, Ali Abdel--Attitudes, Raziq, Ali Abdel--Influence, al-Tahtawi, Rita'ah--Attitudes, al-Tahtawi, Rita'ah--Influence, al-Tahtawi, Rita'ah--Political activity
...also from the tyrannical Ottoman governor, Khurshid Pasha. Thanks to his military successes, first against the French at Abu Qir in 1799 and then against the Fraserled English expedition in 1807, Ali emerged as Egypts new governor. He promptly proceeded...
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The Prolegomena to the [Qur.Sup.[Contains]]an [Bayan Fi Tafsir Al-[Qur.Sup.[Contains]]an]
Journal article by Asma Afsaruddin; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 120, 2000
...SACHEDINA. New York: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1998. Pp. 280. $60. Abu l-Qbar{a}sim al-Mbar{u}sawbar{i} al-Khbar{u}.sup.containsbar...teachers; Ayatollah Gulpbar{a}ygbar{a}nbar{i}, Muhammad Bbar{a}qir al-Sadr, and Sayyid Albar{i}.sup.subset al-Husaynbar{i} al-Sbar...
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The Jewish Origins of Qur an 18:65-82? Reexamining Arent Jan Wensick's Theory
Journal article by Brannon M. Wheeler; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 118, 1998
Subjects: Islamic literature--Research, Koran (Sacred text)--Research, Religious literature--Research, Scholars--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Wensinck, Arent Jan--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...mulak, 429. See the English translation in Brinner, The History of al-Tabari: The Children of Israel, 17. 68 For this, see Abu Zakariya Yahya al-Nawawi, Tahdhib al-asma, ed. Wustenfeld (Gottingen: London Society for the Publication of Oriental Texts, 1842-47...


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magazine articles on: Abu Qir  - 5 results

 
 
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Remains of the Day
Magazine article by Doug Alexander; Geographical, Vol. 72, November 2000
Subjects: Alexandria, Egypt--Antiquities, Underwater archaeology--Egypt
...secrets have also been released from Abu Qir Bay, a fishing port just east of Alexandria...sediment six kilometres offshore. Abu Qir also marks the watery grave for Napoleons...Royal Air Force pilot flying over Abu Qir Bay spotted ruins on the seabed. He...
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Battle of the Nile: Nelson's First Great Victory
Magazine article by Daniel Leckie; Sea Classics, Vol. 36, June 2003
...Alexander and Swiftsure were off reconnoitering. Aboukir Bay (Abu Qir in Egyptian) is an oval bay about 20 miles east of Alexandria...for duty due to the inadequate rations. The situation at Abu Qir Bay was no better. Napoleon took most of the food and water...
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The Birth of a New Star?
Magazine article by Moin Siddiqi; African Business, June 1998
Subjects: Africa--Economic aspects, Asia--Economic aspects, Economic policy, Foreign investments--Africa
...American Corp, De Beers Consolidated Mines, South African Breweries SASOL, and Liberty Life Association of Africa Egypt: Abu Qir, Suez Cement, Commercial International Bank, Misr Elededa for Housing and Development, and Nasr City for Housing and Development...
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The Birth of a New Star?
Magazine article by Moin Siddiqi; African Business, June 1998
Subjects: Africa
...American Corp, De Beers Consolidated Mines, South African Breweries, SASOL, and Liberty Life Association of Africa Egypt: Abu Qir, Suez Cement, Commercial International Bank, Misr Elededa for Housing and Development, and Nasr City for Housing and Development...
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Egypt Enters Ranks of World's Top Gas Producers: Egypt's Oil Production Has Been Steadily Declining but a 20-Year Plan and Substantial Investment in the Gas Sector Should More Than Compensate for the Oil Production Loss. Egypt Could, in Fact, Become the World's Sixth Largest LNG Producer by the End of This Year
Magazine article by Neil Ford; African Business, February 2005
Subjects: Egypt--Rankings, Gas industry--Industry forecasts, Gas industry--Production management, Gas industry--Rankings
...Combined Cycle 750 Nov 2009 Suez Steam 650 May 2011 Abu Qir Steam 650 May 2011 EI Dabaa Steam 650 May 2012...


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newspaper articles on: Abu Qir  - 1 result

 
 
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Opening Up the Water World of Alexandria
Newspaper article by Alistair Lyon Alexandria; The Birmingham Post (England), November 6, 1998
...Gaballa said marine archaeologists were exploring four sites on Egypts northern coast and one in the Red Sea. They include Abu Qir bay near Alexandria where Mr Goddios team has found the wreck of the flagship of Napoleons fleet, LOrient, sunk in a decisive...


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encyclopedia articles on: Abu Qir  - 7 results

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Abu Qir
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ABU QIR or Abukir both: a booker , boo k r, village, N Egypt, on a promontory...Nile River delta. Admiral Horatio Nelsons victory over the French fleet off Abu Qir on Aug. 1 2, 1798 (sometimes called the battle of the Nile), restored British...
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Nile, Battle of The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NILE, BATTLE OF THE see Abu Qir . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Villeneuve, Pierre De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...DE pyer d velnov , 1763 1806, French admiral. He commanded the rear guard of the fleet in the disastrous battle of Abu Qir (1798). His defeat at the battle of Trafalgar (1805) was partly due to the unpreparedness of his fleet and to his initial...
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Abukir
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ABUKIR see Abu Qir , Egypt. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Canopus , City, Ancient Egypt
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...there in 238 b.c. and found at Tanis, has been of value in studying the ancient Egyptian language. The modern village of Abu Qir is near the ancient ruins. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission...
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