Rosetta
Rosetta
is the
anglicised
name of the city of
Rashid
, a port
city
on the
Mediterranean Sea
in
Egypt
. It is located 65 km east of
Alexandria
, at , in
al-Buhayrah
governorate
. With the decline of Alexandria following the
Ottoman
conquest of Egypt in the
16th century
, Rosetta boomed, only to wane in importance after Alexandria's revival. During the
19th century
it was a popular
British
tourist destination, known for its charming Ottoman
mansions
,
citrus
groves and cleanliness. It is famous as the site where the
Rosetta Stone
was found by French soldiers in
1799
.
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