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Alexandria has four ports; namely the Western Port also known as Alexandria Port, which is the main port of the country that handles about 60% of the country's exports and imports, [citation needed] Dekhela Port west of the Western Port, the Eastern Port which is a yachting harbour, and Abu Qir Port at the northern east of the governorate. It ...
The history of Alexandria dates back to the city's founding, by Alexander the Great, in 331 BC. [1] Yet, before that, there were some big port cities just east of Alexandria, at the western edge of what is now Abu Qir Bay. The Canopic (westernmost) branch of the Nile Delta still existed at that time, and was widely used for shipping.
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.
19 counties once located in parts of Virginia that are still within the state either no longer exist or radically changed their names. One of these, Alexandria County (not to be confused with the City of Alexandria ) left Virginia for approximately 56 years (1791–1847) to become part of the District of Columbia . 74 years after its ...
Alexandria was also an important port and market in the slave trade, and there were increasing talk of the abolition of slavery in the national capital. Alexandria's economy would suffer greatly if slavery were outlawed. At the same time, there was an active abolition movement in Virginia, and the state's General Assembly was divided on the issue.
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After Alexandria came under Roman rule, the city's status and, consequently that of its famous Library, gradually diminished. [94] While the Mouseion still existed, membership was granted not on the basis of scholarly achievement, but rather on the basis of distinction in government, the military, or even in athletics. [81]
Thus, Alexandria Opiane and Alexandria Kapisa are considered to be names for Alexandria in the Caucasus; [35] Alexandria near Baktra and Alexandria Oxiana may both refer to the same problematic settlement; [36] while in India, the settlements of Taxila and Patala probably existed, but Alexander likely founded neither. [37]