Why a History of Port Said?
For a brief window in time, from 1900-1939, Port Said was a truly international city, the first world city of the twentieth century and the gateway between two continents, Europe and Africa. All the world beat a path to its door.
Its early history is well documented in contemporary postcards, photographs and published recollections but, possibly from a natural reaction to the years of colonial rule, it is not well documented in the history of Egypt itself. This is a shame as these years were a vibrant period in the city's past when many nationalities and religions lived and worked together.
This site is intended as a tribute to the early years of Port Said and to all the people who built it and lived in it, Egyptian and foreigner alike. At a time when Port Said lay at the crossroads of the world.
This is a work in progress and more material will continue to be added, as I prepare it. Please feel free to contact me to add your own recollections. Please note this is a social history of Port Said not a political one or a military history, these aspects are well covered in other books by more expert historians than me.
Copyright Hazelle Jackson London 2010. No part to be reproduced without permission, which will not be unreasonably withheld.
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