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'{{short description|Road on the side of a cliff or mountain}} {{other uses}} {{for|the architectural feature|Cornice}}{{for|snow feature|Snow cornice}} {{refimprove|date=February 2018}} [[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, 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 Mediterranean 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 1000km 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 18km '''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 seven kilometres (4.3 mi) 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. ===Qatar=== The promenade that runs for several kilometers along the Doha Bay of [[Doha]] is colloquially called [[Doha 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. * ==Southeast Asia== ===Philippines=== *[[Manila Bay]], [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] *[[Lamon Bay]], [[Quezon Province]], [[Philippines]] '''<big>India</big>''' [[Marine Drive, Mumbai]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Wiktionary-inline|corniche}} [[Category:Types of roads]] [[fr:Corniche (homonymie)]]'