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Alexandria Port, controlled by the Alexandria Port Authority, is the country's largest and it handles approximately 55% of Egypt's international trade. [6] Overall Alexandria's various harbours handle over three quarters of Egypt's foreign trade, with nearly 80% of the country's imports and exports passing through the city. [7]
Alexandria port. 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 ...
A contract for the construction Alexandria shipyard and the supply of its shop's equipment was signed in 1962 with the government of the Soviet Union. [4] [5] The yard foundation was laid beside the site of Alexandria Port old graving dock. In 1963 the shipyard apprentice training center was opened to train and qualify the shipbuilding and ship ...
A railway station in Alexandria, Egypt, circa 1920. The station was the first to be built in Egypt. ... 1926: A view of Port Said, a city at the northern end of the Suez Canal.
Dekheila (Arabic: الدخيلة) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt with a large seaport. It is located 7 miles west of Alexandria and the seaport is an extension of the port located in Alexandria. [1] [2] Dekheila is the probable location of the ancient Christian monastic complex of the Pempton at the fifth
The 3rd of July Naval Base, also written as July 3rd Naval Base, Third of July, or July 3 [5] is an Egyptian naval base situated on the Mediterranean coast, approximately 255 kilometers (158 mi) west of Alexandria, near the Egypt–Libya border. [6] While the Gargoub area, about 140 kilometers (87 mi) away, serves as the main entrance.
The repeating itinerary was due to call at three Egyptian Red Sea ports: Sharm El Sheikh, the main resort; Port Sokhna, about 60 miles southeast of Cairo; and Safaga, about 100 miles northeast of ...
In June 2009, governmental plans to develop an extension of Alexandria with an area of 390 acres (1.6 km 2) located to the west of the old city were revealed. It would be later known as "New Alexandria". The new city is planned to be linked to Borg Al-Arab airport via the ring road with an estimated travel time of 25 minutes. The President also ...