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Alexandria (/ ˌ æ l ɪ ɡ ˈ z æ n d r i ə,-ˈ z ɑː n-/ AL-ig-ZA(H)N-dree-ə; [4] Arabic: الإسكندرية; [a] Ancient Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρεια, [b] Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.
The Heptastadion (Greek: Ὲπταστάδιον) was a giant causeway, often referred to as a mole [1] or a dyke built by the people of Alexandria, Egypt in the 3rd century BC during the Ptolemaic period. [2]
Module:Location map/data/Egypt is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Egypt. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Pharos was a small island located on the western edge of the Nile Delta.In 332 BC, Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria on an isthmus opposite Pharos. . Alexandria and Pharos were later connected by a mole [6] spanning more than 1,200 metres (0.75 miles), which was called the Heptastadion ("seven stadia"—a stadion was a Greek unit of length measuring approximate
Coordinates: Country Egypt ... UTC+2 : El Ibrahimiyya (Egyptian Arabic: الإبراهيمية) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. [1] Notable people. Rudolf Hess;
Coordinates: Country Egypt ... (Arabic: الجمرك, meaning "The Customshouse") is a district in Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria's historic old town is in El Gomrok ...
Along with Cairo, Port Said and Suez, Alexandria is one of four governorates in the country that are also municipalities. [citation needed] The governorate capital is the city of Alexandria, the second largest city in Egypt. Alexandria governorate lies along the Mediterranean coast and stretch for about 70 km northwest of the Nile Delta.
Coordinates: Country Egypt: Governorate: Alexandria ... Alexandria: Time zone: UTC+2 : El Seouf (Arabic: السيوف) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. See also