Alexandria - Aleksandria

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Country	Egypt
Surface	2679 km²
Population	4 110 015
Postal Code	21500
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Alexandria - the second largest city in Egypt and the agglomeration with the number of 4.48 million inhabitants in 2008, which puts it in the sixth place among all agglomerations Africa.

Characteristic

It is situated on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, is the country's largest port, the seat of the Alexandrian muhafazate authorities, an important industrial, commercial and scientific center, and the cultural capital of Egypt.

Drive

By plane

Alexandria has two airports.

Borg El Arab Airport is 25 km from the city.
El Nouza Airport is located 7 km from Alexandria.

By rail

Alexandria has a direct rail link to Cairo.

By car

By bus

By ship

Alexandria is Egypt's largest seaport.

Communication

Worth seeing

Montazah Palace (King Farouk's seat)
Kajtbaj Fortress
Ras-at-Tin Palace
Catacombs
Serapeon
Bruchejon
Roman Amphitheater
Museum of Greek-Roman Art
Abu Al-Abbas Mosque
Library of Alexandria
The New Library of Alexandria
Cleopatra's Palace

Museums

Alexandria Aquarium
Graeco-Roman Museum
Royal Jewelry Museum
Museum of Fine Arts
Cavafy Museum

Palaces

Montaz
Ras el-Tin
Presidential Palace in the Maamoura district

Zoos, gardens, parks

Royal Gardens of Montaz
Antoniades Park
Shallalat Gardens
Alexandria Zoo
Green Plaza
Fantasy Land
Maamoura Beach
Marina

Mosques

Ali ibn Abi Talib
Bilal ibn Ribah
El-Gamee el-Bahari
Hatem
Hoda el-Islam
Abu el-Abbas el-Mursi
El-Mowasah in the Hadara district
Sharq el-Madina in the Miami neighborhood
El-Shohadaa in the Mostafa Kamel district
Qaed Ibrahim
Yehia in the Zizinya district
Sidi Beshr in the Sidi Beshr district
Sidi Gaber in the Sidi Gaber district
Asr El Islam in the Sidi Gaber district
El Qabany in the Fleming district
Abo El Nor in the Bakos district
El Manara in the Shaby district
Ansar El Haq in the Sidi Beshr district
EL Sayda Amna in the Sidi Gaber district
El Sadaka in the Sidi Beshr district
Tag EL Cheese in the Victoria district
EL Fath in the Semouha district

Churches

Alexander Nevsky (Russian Orthodox)
St. Anargyri (Greek Orthodox)
Assumption (Greek Orthodox)
St. Anthony (Greek Orthodox)
Archangels Gabriel and Michael (Greek Orthodox)
St. Catherine (Greek Orthodox)
St. Cyril of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox)
Dormition Cathedral, in the Mansheya district (Greek Catholic)
Dormition (Greek Orthodox)
Prophet Elijah (Greek Orthodox)
St. George in the Sporting District (Coptic Orthodox)
St. George (Greek Orthodox)
Immaculate Conception in Ibrahemeya (Greek Catholic)
Jesuit Church in the Cleopatra district (Catholic)
St. Joseph in the Fleming District (Greek Catholic)
Joseph of Arimathea (Greek Orthodox)
St. Mark (Coptic)
St. Mark in Shatby (Catholic, Coptic Catholic and Coptic)
St. Mark and Nektarios in the Ramleh District (Greek Orthodox)
St. Mark and Peter of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox)
Our Lady of Assafra (Coptic Orthodox)
Virgin Mary in Gianaclis (Coptic Orthodox)
St. Mines in the Fleming District (Coptic Orthodox)
St. Mines in Mandara District (Coptic Orthodox)
St. Nicholas (Greek Orthodox)
St. Paraskevii (Greek Orthodox)
St. Sava in the Ramleh district (Greek Orthodox)
St. Tekli Haymanot (Coptic Orthodox)
St. Theodora (Greek Orthodox)

Synagogues

Eliyahu Hanavi

Catacombs

Catacombs of Kom al-Shuqaf

Work and study

Education

Sacred Heart Girls' School (SHS) - in the Roushdy district
Abbas Helmy High School
Alexandria Institute of Technology (AIT)
Alexandria Language School (ALS)
Alexandria University
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport
High Institute For Computers & Information Systems - HICIS Abo Qir
Al-Madina al-Monawara High School
Al-Ramml High School
British School of Alexandria
Collège de la Mère de Dieu
Collège Saint Marc
Deutsche Schule der Borromärinnen (DSB)
Don Bosco
Ecole Champollion
Ecole Gérard
Ecole Saint Gabriel
Ecole Saint-Vincent de Paul
Ecole Sainte Catherine
Egyptian American School
Egypt Modern School
El Nasr Boys' School
El Nasr Girls' College
Gamal Abdel Naser High School
Institution Sainte Jeanne-Antide
Janaklees National School (JNS)
Lycée La Liberté (Lycée Al-Horreya)
Mubarak Technologichal School (MTS)
Modern American School
Riada Language School (RLS)
Schutz American School
Sidi Gaber Language School {SLS}
Taymour English School (TES)
Université Senghor
Victoria College
Zahran Language School (ZLS)

Shopping

Gastronomy

Festivals, parties

Accommodation

Health

Security

Where next

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