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A wooden jetty running from the sand out into the sea.

The Delta and the north coast · Damietta

Ras el-Bar

The spit where the Nile meets the Mediterranean, and the two waters visibly touch.

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A tongue of land between river and sea, an Egyptian seaside resort for a century. At its end, the Lissan jetty: brown Nile water on one side, Mediterranean blue on the other, and a clean line between them.

The extra bit

Walk to the end of the Lissan: the meeting line of the two waters is visible to the naked eye.

Know before you go

A very seasonal resort: packed in July and August, all but closed the rest of the year.

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Ras el-Bar, Damietta Governorate

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