Cosseir, Kossair

OF KOSIR, ( kos - sair ',) a sea-port town of Upper Egypt, on the W. shore of the Red Sea, 93 m. E. by S. of Ghenneh, or Kenné, and 102 m. E.N.E. of Thebes; Lat. 26° 6' 59" N., Lon. 34° 23′ E. A caravan road leads from Ghenneh to Co eir, which is the centre for all the traffic between the upper valley of the Nile and the Arabian ports. Pop. Estimated at from 15,000 to 20,000. Co en'za. See COSENZA. morama.