Editing Rosetta (section)

{{Short description|City in Beheira governorate, Egypt}}
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'''Rosetta''' ({{IPAc-en|r|oʊ|ˈ|z|ɛ|t|ə}} {{respell|roh|ZET|ə}}){{efn|{{langx|fr|Rosette}}, {{IPA|fr|ʁozɛt|IPA}}.}} or '''Rashid''' ({{langx|ar|رشيد|Rašīd}}, {{IPA|arz|ɾɑˈʃiːd|IPA}}; {{langx|cop|ϯⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ|ti-Rashit}}){{efn|{{langx|grc|Βολβιτίνη|Bolbitínē}}.<ref>James Talboys Wheeler, ''The geography of Herodotus'', 1854, [https://books.google.com/books?id=QnICAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA363 p. 363]</ref>}} is a [[port]] city of the [[Nile Delta]], {{convert|65|km|0|abbr=on}} east of [[Alexandria]], in [[Egypt]]'s [[Beheira Governorate|Beheira governorate]]. The [[Rosetta Stone]] was discovered there in 1799.

Founded around the 9th century on the site of the ancient town of '''Bolbitine''', Rosetta boomed with the decline of Alexandria following the [[Ottoman conquest of Egypt]] in 1517, only to wane in importance after Alexandria's revival. During the 19th century, it was a popular [[United Kingdom|British]] tourist destination, known for its Ottoman mansions, citrus groves and relative cleanliness.