Alexandria, Egypt
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What is Alexandria
Alexandria (الإسكندرية al-Iskanderiyya), Egypt's second largest city (after the capital Cairo) and the country's window on the Mediterranean Sea, is a faded shade of its former glorious cosmopolitan self, but still worth a visit for its many cultural attractions and memories of a glorious past. Alexandria nonetheless remains an important city, as Egypt's chief seaport on the Mediterranean and a home to at least 3.5 million Egyptians.
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frommers.com
"There are no monuments here but it's on the way to the Temple of Ramases II at **Abu Simbel ,a 180 mile road trip or short flight, [Abu Simbel ]. Aswan suffers a similar problem to Luxor regarding Nile tourist boat overload, though a boat trip down the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, stopping off at a couple of wonderful, monumental temples on the way -Edfu and Kom Ombo -is a great way to experience the Nile."
bugbog.com
"Egypt Air flights -- which are more reliable domestically than on overseas trips -- depart regularly between all the major cities and tourist destinations, namely Cairo, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Abu Simbel, Luxor and Aswan."
frommers.com
"Luxor ,Aswan and Abu Simbel should all be on your to do list."
world66.com
"Ogle the tombs and temples of ancient Thebes ,then move on to more of the same at Abu Simbel, where some of the most breath-taking ancient ruins in the world will leave you in awe."
letsgo.com
"Abu Simbel detail from the Great Temple of Ramses II photo by: Hiran Karunaratna [Change image] | [Upload image]."
world66.com
"A story concerns how its collection grew so large: by decree of Ptolemy III of Egypt ,all visitors to the city were required to surrender all books, scrolls as well as any form of written media in any language in their possession which, according to Galen ,were listed under the heading " books of the ships "; these writings were then swiftly copied by official scribes."
en.wikipedia.org
"The city of Alexandria was named after its founder, Alexander the Great, and as the seat of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt, quickly became one of the greatest cities of the Hellenistic world — second only to Rome in size and wealth."
en.wikipedia.org
"The city passed formally under Roman jurisdiction in 80 BC, according to the will of Ptolemy Alexander but only after it had been under Roman influence for more than a hundred years."
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"Several works are attributed to her by later sources, including commentaries on Diophantus 's Arithmetica ,on Apollonius 's Conics and on Ptolemy 's works, but none have survived."
en.wikipedia.org
"Such scholars as Euclid, Archimedes, Plotinus the philosopher, and Ptolemy and Eratosthenes the geographers studied at the Mouseion, the great research institute founded by the Ptolemies."
world66.com
About Alexandria
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