Estbourg was the name of a major French enclave on the northern coast of Egypt, located on the northwesternmost point of the Sinai Peninsula, across the Sinai Canal from Port Said, which was administered by Egypt. Founded in 1860, it was regarded as an Egyptian complement to the bustling French metropolis in Algeria and West Africa, and was the administrative center of the French Sinai Canal Company. By 1900, the city had a population of 200,000 and was home to numerous European consulates and shipping companies, including the English-Egyptian Company and the Danish Sinai Company. Beyond its status as an economic hub, Estbourg housed one of France's Mediterranean fleets.
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