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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.
Map of Egypt. 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.
Forces under Alexander's command cleared the sand and silt deposits which made the port unnavigable, and Alexander's engineer Dinocrates linked the port of Alexandria and the island of Pharos with a bridge 1,200 m (3,900 ft) long and 200 m (660 ft) wide, creating two harbour basins for commercial and military shipping. The northeast basin ...
Coordinates: The Central District or Downtown ( Egyptian Arabic : وسط البلد Wust El Balad ) is an old district in Alexandria , Egypt . It is home to several malls, shops and restaurants.
Victoria (Egyptian Arabic: فكتوريا Fiktoria) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt, named after Queen Victoria.It serves as a transportation hub for eastern Alexandria, containing the easternmost station of line 1 and 2 of the Alexandria tramways, with bus lines and mashrū` routes operating from near the terminal.
Eratosthenes in the 3rd century BC first proposed a system of latitude and longitude for a map of the world. His prime meridian (line of longitude) passed through Alexandria and Rhodes, while his parallels (lines of latitude) were not regularly spaced, but passed through known locations, often at the expense of being straight lines. [1]
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.