Coordinates: 31°28′01″N 31°46′05″E / 31.46694°N 31.76806°E / 31.46694; 31.76806
Egypt's Damietta Port is situated 8.5 km west of the Nile river of Damietta branch westward Ras El-Bar, and it is 70 km away from Port Said. The port installations extend on an area of 11.8 km2. The port is bordered by an imaginary line connecting the eastern and western external breakwaters.
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