Tourism in Alexandria

Tourism in Alexandria

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Founded the city of Alexandria, nicknamed the Bride of the Mediterranean Sea in the fourth century BC. Alexandria has passed, which is Egypt's second city and the ancient capital, through many eras, but still maintains a naval coastal Brongaha as a city, and by bringing tourists from inside and outside Egypt. Alexandria stretches along nearly 70 km on the Mediterranean coast, north-west of the Nile Delta, and is bordered to the south and east of Lake Mariot Abu Qir Bay and the city of Edco, and in the West, "Mr. Krier." Alexander the Great of Macedon began work on the construction of the city of Alexandria in 332 BC, ran bridging section of water separates the island was extended in front of the main coast called the "Pharos" and the old port, and between the village "Raktos" small. Then taken by Alexander and his successor, the capital of Egypt for nearly a thousand years, until the Amr ibn al-Aas opening of Egypt in 641 AD. Before the arrival of Islam, the city moved between the Ptolemaic Greeks and then the Romans and then the Byzantine Empire and the Arab and Islamic rule of the Ottoman. Has been characterized Alexandria through history milestones very unique, such as its library of old, which included more than 700 000 folder, which is built from a new recently, and alongside the Lighthouse of Alexandria numbered on the Seven Wonders, a tremendous height, which reached nearly 35 meters, until its destruction in earthquake struck the region in 1307m. Besides these features, there is the sea port, the largest in Egypt, and place where 80% of the volume of import and export Egyptians. It also highlights the new Library of Alexandria, which contains more than eight million books. And where a large number of museums and archaeological sites, such as Bey Citadel and Pompey Pillar and others. Indicates the population in 2006 to the number of residents of Alexandria reached more than 4.1 million people, most of whom work and make a living from the Commerce, Industry and Agriculture. Alexandria consists of 6 administrative districts: the park, east, central, west, customs, Ameria. The six neighborhoods include a section 16, not to mention other major cities follow them, such as the city of Burj Al Arab and the city of New Borg El Arab. Alexandria mild climate and Mediterranean Sea, is characterized by hot and dry Besifa his winter and wet and mild and rainy. From January until February prevail winter and up to a maximum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. Alexandria is also facing in this chapter storms and heavy rains. And from June until August / August extends the summer and I hold is not too hot as it reaches extremes to thirty degrees. The spring and autumn a better understanding of times to visit Alexandria. Alexandria abound in the areas of entertainment, where spreads a lot of cinemas (Rialto, Rio, Prince, Metro) and theater (Sayed Darwish Theatre, Alexandria Opera House, Lycee Theater, Theater of Perm Tunisian). In Alexandria, sports clubs and places of entertainment such as the Olympic Club and Sporting Club and Club Smouha, shopping malls and amusement such as San Stefano Grand Plaza, Green Plaza, Vantezia Land, amusement Sinbad, and others. And overwhelmed the city of Alexandria squares public (Mansheya, Ahmed Orabi, Saad Zaghloul), and there are a number of beautiful public gardens, such as the gardens of Montazah Royal Park Montazah Palestine Hotel, also highlights some of the shortcomings in the city, such as: Palace Park and the Palace of Ras El-Teen Palace Antoniades and Safa Palace. Among the other landmarks of Alexandria that are not listed above: Pompey Pillar, Bey Citadel, the Roman theater, the eastern port, Mustafa Kamel archaeological tombs, graves Anfoushi archaeological, National Museum of Alexandria, Greco-Roman Museum and the Royal Jewelry Museum. As for transport, the airports in the province of Alexandria: Nozha Airport (6 km from the city center) and the Burj Al Arab International Airport (49 km from Alexandria), and where Bharian two ports: Port of Alexandria and Port extraneous. Alexandria also has a network of streets linked to other fast-Egypt: Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Cairo-Alexandria agricultural, international coastal road, the axis of the reconstruction and through the ring of Alexandria. Also located in Alexandria "Tram Alexandria," a vast transportation network linking most of the city's neighborhoods, one of the oldest tram lines in Africa and the Middle East. The tram is one of the branches of public transportation in Alexandria. The railways are extensive and widespread and the main station is located in the region of Egypt station downtown.

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