Camp Chezar

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Camp Chezar
كامب شيزار
Camp Chezar
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°13′13″N 29°56′32″E / 31.220289°N 29.942107°E / 31.220289; 29.942107Coordinates: 31°13′13″N 29°56′32″E / 31.220289°N 29.942107°E / 31.220289; 29.942107
Country  Egypt
Governorate Alexandria
Time zone EST (UTC+2)

Camp Chezar is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. It contains a cemetery that dates back to the 3rd century BC (Ptolemaic era).

Origin of the name

It is spelled with French orthography in which French was the most common foreign language in Egypt. The name consists from English: "camp" and Italian: "Caesar", [ˈtʃeːzar], Francized as [ʃeˈzar], Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈkæmp(e) ʃeˈzɑːɾ]).

See also

  • Neighborhoods in Alexandria
Camp Shezar كامب شيزار
Neighborhoods in Alexandria


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