Rosetta

For other uses, see Rosetta (disambiguation).

Rosetta
رشيد
Rashid
City
Clockwise from top:
Rashid Corniche, dome of the St. Mark Church, a street in the old town, Abbasi Mosque, and fishing.
Location in Beheira Governorate
Location in Beheira Governorate
Rosetta is located in Nile Delta
Rosetta
Rosetta
Location in Egypt
Rosetta is located in Egypt
Rosetta
Rosetta
Rosetta (Egypt)
Coordinates: 31°24′16″N 30°24′59″E / 31.40444°N 30.41639°E / 31.40444; 30.41639
CountryEgypt
GovernorateBeheira
Area
[1]
 • Total
196.6 km2 (75.9 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
301,795
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Rosetta (/roʊˈzɛtə/ roh-ZET-ə)[a] or Rashid (Arabic: رشيد, romanized: Rašīd, IPA: [ɾɑˈʃiːd]; Coptic: ϯⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ, romanized: ti-Rashit)[b] is a port city of the Nile Delta, 65 km (40 mi) east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Rosetta Stone was discovered there in 1799.

Founded around the 9th century on the site of the ancient town of Bolbitine, 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.

  1. ^ a b c "Rashīd (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ James Talboys Wheeler, The geography of Herodotus, 1854, p. 363


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