Alexandria

Is the second-largest city of Egypt , with a population of 4.1 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. Alexandria is also an important tourist resort. It is home to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (the new Library of Alexandria).

 A night view of Alex. library

the new Library of Alexandria

Alexandria was founded around a small Pharonic town c. 331 BC by Alexander the Great. It remained Egypt's capital for nearly a thousand years, until the Muslim conquest of Egypt  in AD 641, when a new capital was founded at Fustat (later absorbed into Cairo). Ancient Alexandria was best known for its Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos),

scale replica of the destroyed Alexandrine Pharos Lighthouse in Burj Al Arab

 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 Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. Ongoing maritime archaeology in the harbor of Alexandria, which began in 1994, is revealing details of Alexandria both before the arrival of Alexander, when a city named Rhacotis existed there.

View of Abusir Pharaohs from Temple Of Taposiris Magna

The Roman amphitheater  in Alex

roman Pompey's pillar

 Abo El Abass Mosque

Montaza palace 

 Antoniadis Palace

 French Garden

Misr Train Station 

Inside Misr Station

Alexandria Opera House

 Latin Catholic church of Saint Catherine in Mansheya

 Stanley Beach

 Double decker bus

Alexandria Museum

Monument of the Unknown Navy Soldier

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

Alexandria harbour.

Alexandria is famous with it's sea foods, also Alexandria is a main summer resort and tourist attraction, due to its public and private beaches and ancient history and Museums

Hope you love Alex like i do, see you soon in a new place around the world, now i'll leave you with one of the famous songs about Alexandria with fantastic pictures