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Alexandria was intended to supersede the older Greek colony of Naucratis as a Hellenistic center in Egypt and to be the link between Greece and the rich Nile valley. A few months after the foundation, Alexander left Egypt and never returned to the city during his life. Plan of Alexandria (c. 30 BC)
City Centre Alexandria is a shopping mall located in Alexandria, Egypt, where it opened on 23 January 2003. It was developed and is managed by Majid Al Futtaim Properties . Home to over 160 retail stores, Alexandria City Centre has a gross trading area of 60,370 square meters including anchor stores such as Debenhams, Zara, Max and H&M and ...
Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States.It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Alexandria is the third-largest principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.
The current city is the Republic of Egypt's leading port, a commercial, tourism and transportation center, and the heart of a major industrial area where refined petroleum, asphalt, cotton textiles, processed food, paper, plastics and styrofoam are produced.
The Alexandria City Hall also known as the Alexandria Market House & City Hall, in Alexandria, Virginia, is a building built in 1871 and designed by Adolph Cluss. In 1984, the building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [1] The site was originally a market from 1749 and a courthouse from 1752.
The Library of Alexandria was not the first library of its kind. [3] [12] A long tradition of libraries existed in both Greece and in the ancient Near East. [13] [3] The earliest recorded archive of written materials comes from the ancient Sumerian city-state of Uruk in around 3400 BC, when writing had only just begun to develop. [14]
Old Town Alexandria is one of the original settlements of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, and is located about 8 miles from the United States Capitol. It lies across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., of which it used to make up the far southern part. [1] It was the oldest district of D.C. until it was ceded back to Virginia in 1846.
The 44-acre Winkler Botanical Reserve is a regional park operated by NOVA Parks, [123] and the 50-acre Dora Kelly Nature Park along with its Buddy Ford Nature Center is Alexandria City's largest natural area for strolling, hiking and biking and provides year-round programs and exhibits on Alexandria's human and natural history. [124]