Sidi Bishr

Sidi Bishr
سيدي بشر
Sidi Bishr

Location in Egypt

Coordinates: 31°15′07″N 29°59′40″E / 31.252066°N 29.994464°E / 31.252066; 29.994464Coordinates: 31°15′07″N 29°59′40″E / 31.252066°N 29.994464°E / 31.252066; 29.994464
Country  Egypt
Governorate Alexandria
Time zone EST (UTC+2)

Sidi Bishr (Arabic: سيدي بشر‎) is a neighborhood in the Montaza District of Alexandria, Egypt. Established as a summering site by the Egyptian middle class before the Revolution of 1952, it has since become one of the largest neighborhoods of the city.[1]

Overview

The Coptic Orthodox Church of Saint Mark and Pope Peter—known locally as the Church of the Two Saints—located in Sidi Bishr, was the target of the 2011 Alexandria bombing on 1 January 2011; formerly suspected to be the work of terrorist group the Army of Islam, the Chief Prosecutor of Egypt has since accused the Interior Ministry of carrying out the bombing.[2]

The headquarters of Montaza District are located in Sidi Bishr; the building was damaged by fire during the Revolution of 2011, as it contained a police station.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Amin, Galal (2000). Whatever Happened to the Egyptians? Changes in Egyptian Society from 1950 to the Present. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 977-424-559-8.
  2. ↑ http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/322004


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