AbuQir

AbuQir
A·bu Qir also A·bu·kir (ä'bo͞o-kîrʹ, ăb'o͞o-)
A village of northern Egypt in the Nile River delta on the Bay of Abu Qir. Adm. Horatio Nelson's victory over a French fleet off Abu Qir in 1798 restored British prestige in the Mediterranean and ended French hopes of establishing a stronghold in the Middle East.

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