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  2. Capture of Alexandria - Wikipedia

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    The Capture of Alexandria was the first operation on Egyptian soil during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. On 2 July 1798, the French army landed and took the city of Alexandria from the hands of the Janissaries .

  3. History of Alexandria - Wikipedia

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    Alexandria figured prominently in the military operations of Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798. French troops stormed the city on July 2, 1798 and it remained in their hands until the British victory at the Battle of Alexandria on March 21, 1801, following which the British besieged the city which fell to them on 2 September 1801.

  4. Category:French invasion of Egypt and Syria - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to the French campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798-1801). ... Pages in category "French invasion of Egypt and Syria" ... Capitulation of Alexandria ...

  5. French invasion of Egypt and Syria - Wikipedia

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    Map of campaigns in Egypt and Syria. In the meantime the Ottomans in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) received news of the French fleet's destruction at Aboukir and believed this spelled the end for Bonaparte and his expedition, trapped in Egypt. Sultan Selim III decided to wage war against France, and sent two armies to Egypt.

  6. Carte de l'Égypte (Description de l'Égypte) - Wikipedia

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    The Carte de l'Égypte (English: Map of Egypt), from the Description de l'Égypte, was the first triangulation-based map of Egypt, Syria and Palestine. The mapmaking expedition was led by Pierre Jacotin. It was used as the basis for many most maps of the region for much of the nineteenth century. [1] [2]

  7. List of historical capitals of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    This makes Cairo Egypt's longest-running capital city, having retained this status for over 1,050 years under the rule of six dynasties followed by the British protectorate of Egypt and the Republic of Egypt. Alexandria was the second longest-lasting capital of Egypt, being used for the entirety of the Greco-Roman period, which lasted for 973 ...

  8. Alexandria - Wikipedia

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    The main sport that interests Alexandrians is football, as is the case in the rest of Egypt and Africa. Alexandria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Alexandria, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was used for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. The stadium is the oldest stadium in Egypt, being built in 1929.

  9. Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (Alexandria) - Wikipedia

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    Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt. It is the historical seat of the Pope of Alexandria , the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church. Believed to stand on the site of a church founded in AD 42 by Mark the Evangelist , in AD 311 a chapel was recorded here, containing bodies said to be of Mark and his ...