El Qantara, Egypt

El Qantara
القنطرة
The Suez Canal Bridge in El Qantara, Egypt.
The Suez Canal Bridge in El Qantara, Egypt.
El Qantara is located in Egypt
El Qantara
El Qantara
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°51′20″N 32°18′45″E / 30.85556°N 32.31250°E / 30.85556; 32.31250
Country Egypt
GovernorateIsmailia
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

El Qantara (Arabic: القنطرة, romanizedal qantara, lit.'the bridge') is a northeastern Egyptian city on both sides of the Suez Canal, in the Egyptian governorate of Ismailia, 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Cairo and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Port Said. The two parts of the city are connected by a high-level fixed road bridge, the Mubarak Peace Bridge. The bridge makes a connection between the division of Africa, and Asia, making El Qantara a Border town.