Borg El Arab برج العرب | |
|---|---|
 Borg El Arab square | |
  Borg El Arab Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates:30°50′56″N29°36′42″E / 30.84889°N 29.61167°E /30.84889; 29.61167 | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Alexandria |
| Markaz | Borg El Arab |
| Elevation | 213 ft (65 m) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 129,364 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
Borg El Arab (Arabic:برج العرب,lit. 'Tower of the Arabs') is a city in the governorate ofAlexandria,Egypt. and the capital of Borg El ArabMarkaz. It is located about 52 kilometers south-west ofAlexandria and some seven kilometers from the Mediterranean coast. North of Borg El Arab is the King Maryut resort and Lake Maryut. South of Borg El Arab isNew Borg El Arab City. The city has an airport,Borg El Arab Airport, that serves nearly 250,000 passengers every year. Borg El Arab is widely considered an extension of the city of Alexandria.[2]
On 23 April 1973 Egyptian PresidentAnwar Sadat met with Syrian presidentHafez al-Assad at the presidential resort in Borg El Arab for two days of detailed discussions in preparation for the joint offensive on Israel which launched theYom Kippur War. PresidentHosni Mubarak performed the formal inauguration of the city in November 1988. The city is home for the biggest football stadium in Egypt,Borg El Arab stadium.[3]