Editing Corniche

{{short description|Road on the side of a cliff or mountain}}
{{other uses}}
{{about||the architectural feature|Cornice|snow feature|Snow cornice}}
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[[File:Storm King from across Hudson.jpg|thumb|right|A corniche carrying [[New York State Route 218]] along [[Storm King Mountain (New York)|Storm King Mountain]] can be seen on the left from across the [[Hudson River]]]]
[[File:Hawks' Nest.jpg|thumb|alt= The Hawk's Nest corniche on NY Route 97|The [[Hawk's Nest (Orange County, New York)|Hawk's Nest]] is part of a corniche which carries [[New York State Route 97]] above the [[Delaware River]]]]

A '''corniche''' is a [[road]] on the side of a [[cliff]] or [[mountain]], with the ground rising up on one side of the roadway and falling away on the other. The English language has adopted the word from the [[French language|French]] term ''{{lang|fr|route à [[wikt:corniche#French|corniche]]}}'' or "road on a ledge", itself derived from the [[Italian language|Italian]] ''{{lang|it|[[wikt:corniche#French|cornice]]}}'', for "ledge".

==Europe==
===France===
Three famed corniche roads of the [[Côte d'Azur]] in the [[French Riviera]] run between the sea and mountains from [[Nice]] eastward toward [[Menton]]. They are known as the ''{{lang|fr|Corniche Inferieure}}'' (or ''{{lang|fr|Basse Corniche}}''<ref>[http://www.lifeinriviera.com/guide/les-trois-corniches/#.WpNRuK6nHb0 Life in Riviera]</ref>) along the coast, the ''{{lang|fr|Moyenne Corniche}}'' slightly inland, and the
''{{lang|fr|Grande Corniche}}'' along the upper cliffs.<ref>[https://frenchmoments.eu/corniche-roads-of-the-french-riviera/ Roads of the French Rivera]</ref>

The ''{{lang|fr|Corniche Inferieure}}'' passes through the principality of [[Monaco]]. The ''{{lang|fr|Grande Corniche}}'' featured prominently in the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film ''[[To Catch a Thief]]''.

===Italy===
The [[Amalfi Drive]], along the [[Amalfi Coast]] south of Naples, is a road carved into the cliffs along the Tyrrhenian Sea, and can be classified as a corniche. It runs between Sorrento and Amalfi and was originally built by the Romans.

==Africa==
===Senegal===
The coastal road facing the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in the capital city of [[Dakar]] is called the ''Corniche Ouest'' and runs along a cliff above the beaches and rocky shores.

===South Africa===
Many of the roads running around the Cape Peninsular, south of Cape Town, have been constructed in the form of corniches. A good example is part of Victoria Road running through the suburbs of Clifton and Bantry Bay.

===Libya===
The [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] Corniche, also known as Al-Fatah Street, runs along the Mediterranean from the Waddan Bridge to the roundabout at Tripoli's sea port entrance.

===Egypt===
Any waterfront passage along a body of water is classed as a corniche in [[Egypt]]. Most [[Nile]] valley and [[Nile Delta|Delta]] cities overlooking the 1000&nbsp;km river course and two branches in the country have one or two corniche streets (east and/or west banks). For example "Corniche [[Giza]]" and "Corniche [[Cairo]]", the longest Egyptian corniche. Other cities such as [[Mansoura]], [[Damietta]] and [[Luxor]] also have corniches.

* The 18&nbsp;km '''Corniche al-Nil Street''' (Arabic: شارع كورنيش النيل) promenade in Cairo (east bank of the [[Nile]]) runs from the [[Maadi]] district in the south, to the mouth of the Ismailia Canal in [[El Sahel|al-Sahel]] district in the north. Building numbers take on one to two digits in [[Maadi]] where numbering starts, where for example the Holiday Inn hotel is 29 A Corniche al-Nile,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo |url=https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/cairo/caims/hoteldetail |website=IHG}}</ref> and up to four digits in the northern half due to it length, where the [[Ramses Hilton]] hotel's address in [[Boulaq|Bulaq]] is 1115 Corniche al-Nil.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Egypt Holidays - Ramses Hilton, EG |url=https://www.hilton.com/en/hilton/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Hilton |language=en}}</ref> The street colloquially takes on the names of some of the districts and neighbourhoods it passes through such as the [[Maadi]] Corniche,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Cornich El Maadi |url=https://aqarmap.com.eg/en/neighborhood/cairo/el-maadi/kornish-el-maadi/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Aqarmap |language=en}}</ref> and Corniche Masr al-Qadima ([[Old Cairo]]).
* The promenade that runs from the [[Giza Zoo]] to the balloon theater in [[Agouza]] is colloquially known as the Giza Corniche.
* The promenade running from [[Montazah Palace]] walls to the [[Qaitbay Citadel]] in Alexandria is known as [[Corniche (Alexandria)]]
[[File:Alexandria - Egypt.jpg|thumb|The [[Corniche (Alexandria)|corniche at Alexandria]] by sunset, stretching along the city's residential coast line]]

Though the word itself comes from French, the Egyptian usage has led neighboring Arab countries, which are not [[francophone]] and have no French influence, to adopt the word. These include Sudan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}[[File:DumyatCorniche.jpg|thumb|[[Corniche Damietta]]]]
[[File:Luxor New Corniche R01.jpg|thumb|The newly renovated [[Corniche of Luxor]]]]

==Middle East==

===Qatar===
This is a waterfront promenade extending for {{convert|7|km|mi|abbr=off|spell=in}} along Doha Bay in Qatar's capital city, Doha. Annual celebrations of national holidays such as Qatar National Day and National Sports Day are centered on the Doha Corniche. It is a popular tourist and leisure attraction within Qatar.

===Lebanon===
The avenue that runs along the western and northern coast of the [[Beirut]] [[peninsula]] is colloquially called [[Corniche Beirut]].

===Oman===
The promenade along the waterfront in [[Muttrah]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], is known as The Corniche.

===United Arab Emirates===
[[File:Corniche Road Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates uae Travelvlogus Travel To The World.jpg|thumb|Driving along the Abu Dhabi Corniche]]
* The promenade that runs from the [[Emirates Palace]] hotel to the fish market in [[Abu Dhabi]] is colloquially called the [[Corniche (Abu Dhabi)|Corniche]].
*in [[Ajman]], the corniche is the road that runs from [[Ajman Beach]] to ajman marina, with the beautiful skyline of the city and the tall skyscrapers thar stand along the road.
* In [[Sharjah]], the road surrounding [[Khalid Lagoon]] is known as [[Buheira Corniche]], though not a true corniche as it is near sea level and not following a cliff line. 
* Several other waterfront roads and promenades in the Emirates are also referred to as Corniche, including the [[Deira Corniche]], [[Fujairah Corniche]], and the [[Jumeirah Corniche]].

===Saudi Arabia===
[[File:Qatif corniche.jpg|thumb|Qatif corniche]]
Dammam corniche, [[Qatif]] corniche, Khobar corniche, Ras Tanura corniche, [[Jeddah Corniche]], Yanbu corniche, Al Jubail corniche, Khafji corniche.

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=== Iraq ===
[[File:Basra Corniche.jpg|alt=The corniche in Basra|thumb|The corniche in Basra]]
In [[Basra]], the corniche runs along the [[Shatt al-Arab]]

==Southeast Asia==
===Philippines===
*[[Manila Bay]], [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]
*[[Lamon Bay]], [[Quezon Province]], [[Philippines]]

'''<big>India</big>'''

*[[Marine Drive, Mumbai]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Wiktionary-inline|corniche}}

[[Category:Types of roads]]

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