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Enjoys a Mediterranean climate as well as a desert climate which means it can get very humid and wind storms can be intense.
Alexandria
The Pearl Of The Mediterranean
Alexandria is 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. It 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). It is an important industrial centre because of its natural gas and oil pipelines from Suez.
Alexandria was founded around a small Pharaonic 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 (Fustat was later absorbed into Cairo). Alexandria was known because of its Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos), 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, and during the Ptolemaic dynasty.
From the late 19th century, Alexandria became a major centre 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.
Alexandria Airport
Alexandria is served by Borg al Arab Airport located about 25 km away from city centre. In March 2010, the former airport, Alexandria International Airport was closed to commercial operations with all airlines operating out of Borg al Arab Airport where a brand new terminal was completed in February 2010
Alex Attractions
- Pompey's Pillar
Pompeys Pillar Alexandria is one of the most frequently visited attractions within the ancient city of Alexandria, and is also the tallest ancient monument remaining - Citadel of Qaitbey
The Citadel of Qaitbey is a fortress located on the edge of the Mediterranean, and was built on the ruins of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria. - Alexandria National Museum
is considered to be one of the best museums in all of Egypt. This Alexandria travel guide informs you about where to go and what to see in Alexandria, Egypt. - Muntazah Royal Gardens
the Roman Catacombs, The Citadel of Qait Bey, there are so many things to see in Alexandria that you will want to take another Egypt vacation! - New Library of Alexandria
Today visitors can tour the New Library of Alexandria. When the world lost the original Alexandria Library it was truly a tragedy since it housed some of the most well-known and earliest manuscripts in the world
