Port Said
a town of Egypt, on the W. side of the Suez Canal, on a desolate strip of land between Lake Menzaleh and the Mediterranean. The place owes its origin to the Suez Canal, being named after Saïd Pasha, its promoter, and depends wholly on the canal trade, being mainly a coaling station for steamers. for steamers .
Pop. with Ismailia, about 95,000. In the World War it was a military base for operations against the Turks.