Port Said Governorate[5] (Arabic: محافظة بورسعيد, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat Būr Saʼīd) is a subdivision located at the northeast end of the Nile Delta, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea at the northern mouth of the Suez Canal.

In 2015 a huge natural gas reserve was discovered off the coast of Port Said and was described as "the largest ever found in the Mediterranean Sea".

[15] In November 2015, president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi publicly launched a new harbour development project at East Port Said.

Port Said Governorate is a major transit point for trade, importing and exporting millions of tons of goods each year.

For cultural tourism one may want to visit the Port Said National Museum of Antiquities which opened in 1987 and is located at the confluence of the Suez Canal waters and the Mediterranean Sea.

[27][28] The Statue de Lesseps, honoring Ferdinand de Lesseps, the developer of the Suez and Panama Canals, has its base at the entrance to the Suez Canal, along Palestine Street, where passing ships come from all over the world.

[29] Nearby, is the Suez Canal Authority building built on the banks of Port Said at the start of the project.