Great Bitter Lake shore
The eastern side of the map is dominated by the lake, a wide, smooth surface that becomes a strong block of tone in black and white and frames the town's long shoreline.
Minimalist map poster · Egypt
30.3126° N / 32.3094° E
A compact town strung along the western shore of the Great Bitter Lake, with desert pressing in from the west.





One city, five moods
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The map
Fāyīd sits on the western edge of the Great Bitter Lake, the broad saltwater basin that the Suez Canal passes through roughly midway between Port Said and Suez. On a map the town reads as a thin settlement pinned between open water and dry ground. Its streets run roughly parallel to the shore and thin out quickly as the desert takes over to the west.
Much of the area's twentieth-century story is tied to the canal. During the British presence in the Canal Zone, Fāyīd hosted a large military base and airfield, and traces of that era still shape land use around the town. Today it is better known for lakeside beaches and holiday chalets, and for the ships that move slowly across the lake on their way between two seas.
The Fāyīd map poster keeps that contrast simple: a pale sheet of water on one side, a fine mesh of streets and roads on the other, and the shipping channel implied just beyond the frame. It is a spare composition, which suits a place defined less by monuments than by the line where the water ends and the land begins.
The eastern side of the map is dominated by the lake, a wide, smooth surface that becomes a strong block of tone in black and white and frames the town's long shoreline.
Streets follow the line of the coast rather than a formal grid, so the settlement appears as a narrow ribbon of blocks that stretches along the water instead of spreading inland.
West of town the street network stops abruptly. The empty ground reads as clean negative space, which makes the built area look sharper and more deliberate on the sheet.
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The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Fāyīd
People who served, worked or holidayed on the Suez Canal often remember the Bitter Lakes more clearly than any single building. A map of Fāyīd captures that memory in lines: the lakefront, the roads toward Ismailia and Suez, and the quiet edge where the town gives way to sand.
You can change the title, subtitle and coordinates line, for example to add a year or a family name, and choose from Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The digital version is $9 for HD files in six sizes. Printed posters ship from partners in more than 30 countries.
Order the Fāyīd poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 15.7″) | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3, 11.7 × 16.5″) | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2, 16.5 × 23.4″) | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm (18 × 24″) | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6″) | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 36″) | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
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Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
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