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 term route à corniche or "road on a ledge", itself derived from the Italian cornice, for "ledge".
A corniche carrying New York State Route 218 along Storm King Mountain can be seen on the left from across the Hudson River
The Hawk's Nest is part of a corniche which carries New York State Route 97 above the Delaware River
The corniche at Alexandria by sunset, stretching along the city's residential coast line
Corniche Damietta
Damietta is a port city and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the Damietta branch, an eastern distributary of the Nile Delta, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea, and about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cairo. It was a Catholic bishopric and is a multiple titular see. It is also a member of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.
Image: كوبري دمياط التاريخي
Image: Dumyat Maeini Mosque Entrance
Image: مسجد البحر منارة عروس الدلتا دمياط
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