Alexandria

Located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, Alexandria (in Arabic, الإسكندرية, transliterated al-ʼIskandariyyah) is the chief seaport in Egypt, and that country's second largest city, and the capital of the Al Iskandariyah governate. It is located at {{coor dm|31|12|N|29|15|E|}}, 208 km (129 miles) northwest of Cairo. The Canopic mouth of the Nile (now dry) was 19 km (12 miles) east, near the ancient city of Canopus. It has a population of approximately 3,341,000.

External links

• Alex4All
• Wikitravel: Alexandria
• http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/Alexandria/index.html
• Seven Wonders of the world: Lighthouse of Alexandria
• Mostafa el-Abbadi on the pivotal place of Alexandria in Greek and Roman era trade networks
• More about Alexandria.. past and present at St Takla Church - Alex. website

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