Alexandria is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country’s largest seaport. Alexandria is also an important tourist resort. In ancient times, Alexandria was one of the most famous cities in the world. It was founded around a small pharaonic town c. 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It […]
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Second-largest city in Egypt, country’s largest seaport, Alexandria is also an important tourist resort. Alexandria was known because of its lighthouse (Pharos), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; its library (the largest library in the ancient world); and the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, one of the […]