Modern City of Alexandria. Alexandria Districts: Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria is built up around two large harbours - East and West.
From these harbours, the coastline stretches for miles in either direction, with plenty of top-class beaches sitting either side of the city. Downtown Alexandria is set just back from the East Harbour and is a lively location with several attractions. For the most part, visitors choose to stay out of the city at one of the coastal resorts, which offer excellent facilities and soft sandy beaches. East Alexandria The resorts of Agami and Hannoville sit to the east of Alexandria. Downtown The downtown district of Alexandria sits just back from the Eastern Harbour, although most people choose to stay along the coast rather than in the heart of the city. East and West Harbours These fishing harbours are a great place to get a taste for the city's fishing industry, with the harbours normally crowded with small fishing vessels.
Stanley Bay. City of Alexandria (Alex) in Egypt. The Building of Alexandria The second largest city in Egypt, Alexandria, known as "The Pearl of the Mediterranean", has an atmosphere that is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern ; its ambience and cultural heritage distance it from the rest of the country although it is actually only 225 km. from Cairo.
Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, Alexandria became the capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt, its status as a beacon of culture symbolized by Pharos, the legendary lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The setting for the stormy relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony, Alexandria was also the center of learning in the ancient world.
But ancient Alexandria declined, and when Napoleon landed, he found a sparsely populated fishing village. From the 19th century Alexandria took a new role, as a focus for Egypt's commercial and maritime expansion. Alexandria is a city to explore at random. Alexandria. Alexandria oder Alexandrien (griechisch Ἀλεξάνδρεια Alexándreia, nach Alexander dem Großen; arabisch الإسكندرية al-Iskandariyya) ist, mit über 4,3 Millionen Einwohnern (Stand 2009) und einer Ausdehnung von 32 Kilometern entlang der Mittelmeerküste, nach Kairo die zweitgrößte Stadt Ägyptens und die insgesamt größte Stadt mit direktem Zugang zum Mittelmeer.
Sie besitzt den größten Seehafen des Landes, an dem etwa 80 % des ägyptischen Außenhandels abgewickelt werden. Als bedeutender Industriestandort wird sie über Pipelines mit Erdöl und Erdgas aus Sues versorgt. Alexandria wurde 331 v. Chr. von Alexander dem Großen an der Stelle der altägyptischen Siedlung Rhakotis gegründet. Die Stadt entwickelte sich zu einem wichtigen Zentrum der hellenistischen Welt sowie des römischen und byzantinischen Ägypten.
Geografie[Bearbeiten] Die Altstadt al-Medina (المدينة) liegt auf der Landzunge, die sich entlang des um 300 v. Klima[Bearbeiten] Die Luftfeuchtigkeit liegt bei 60 bis 70 Prozent. Alexandria. Residential neighborhood in Alexandria Skyline from Montaza Yachting club in Montaza Alexandria (اسكندرية, pronounced [eskendeˈrejjæ] in Egyptian Arabic)[see other names] is the second largest city and the second largest metropolitan area in Egypt after Greater Cairo by size and number of population of 4.5 million, extending about 32 km (20 mi) along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country.
It is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. Alexandria is Egypt's largest seaport, serving approximately 80% of Egypt's imports and exports. From the late 19th century, Alexandria became a major center of the international shipping industry and one of the most important trading centers in the world, both because it profited from the easy overland connection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, and the lucrative trade in Egyptian cotton.
Names[edit] History[edit] In 619, Alexandria fell to the Sassanid Persians. Geography[edit]