Most important landmarks
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Egypt's second capital and the largest ports on the Mediterranean Sea, but is the largest and most important port in North Africa on the Mediterranean, which includes a treasure trove of ancient landmarks, and enjoy the nature of the rare and mild weather throughout the year. And a history of more than five thousand years and tens of sights old and new, which includes mosques, churches, castles and museums of the pharaonic, Greek, Hellenistic and Islamic markets, where the old palaces and gardens, and addresses outstanding civilization Library of Alexandria, which was newly constructed to be a cultural icon and world cultural heritage, the beaches of Alexandria filled with famous views of the new tourist facilities and resorts, recreational, therapeutic and cultural rights.
A city that meets the fresh water and salt water as fresh facet of the Nile River through the canal that runs through the city Mahmudiya length and salt water from the Mediterranean to mention the fortune of visiting the faces of the screen and hospitality Alexandrian.
Alexandria is located on the western corner of the Egyptian Delta, plans for the construction of Alexander the Great when he invaded Egypt in 333 BC. M, but he died before he sees it, city planning Greco remained in place during the Roman era, and in the Islamic era, which began to open Egypt by Amr ibn al-Aas in 642 AD the city became the toast of many scholars, imams and saints As «Acropolis» architecture of Samothrace, in the middle of the mosque has become the city and ending the streets. Say «ibn al-Hakam» His oldest historic text arrived to us on the mosques of Alexandria: A five mosques: Msadjadalnbe Moses and the Mosque of Suleiman, peace be upon him, a mosque, a vegetable or centuries, peace be upon them, and then a mosque with a vegetable or the following centuries, when the eastern gate of the city, while the fifth was a mosque Amr ibn al-Aas.
Alexandria is rich in many churches and cathedrals, such as Christianity «Cathedral of Saint Mark Episcopate» sand station, built by St. Mark the Evangelist a disciple of Christ, and the hall leading to the tombs of the Patriarchs to the Copts century atheist century AD, and «the Greek Orthodox Cathedral» in the Middle East and Africa Lesser Palmncip «Church of St. Mark» and «Roman Catholic cathedral» and «Evangelical Church» Battarin «Church of Debbane» station, sand, and «Armenian Catholic Church» and «the Church of St. Mark» and «Deir Mar Mina» LAID miraculous.
City markets
Alexandria was famous in the Middle Ages a lot of different industries and quality, the most important textile industry, pottery, glass, soap and ships, is perhaps the most important textile industry reputation for the city, but it was the Arabs adopt these fame in the covering of the Kaaba.
Of the most famous markets of this ancient city which attract tourists «Attarine market» which was separately sell all kinds of spices, pulses, seeds, grains, and then expanded its activities to include all other goods including clothes, shoes and equipment and other markets are as old retains characteristics such as the «market Thread» , which handles the sale of all types of threads, and Alzraer, and Alsst, and all the art supplies for embroidery, sewing and market «Rue sixes» competent in all the supplies women, and the Moroccan market .. And others.
Mosques and churches of Alexandria current
Of the most important features of Islamic civilization in Alexandria, schools and religious establishments emanating from Al-Azhar mosque and hundreds of large, ancient and modern, and perhaps the best known mosques are concentrated in the customs district which is the weight of religious in the city, where the number of mosques around 80 mosques: « Mosque of Sidi Abu Abbas Al Mursi »Bmnarth and the advantage of high-rise and four domes. And «Imam Ali Mosque Busayri», which is one of the students Mursi Abul Abbas, the famous mystic poetry in the love of God and praise of the Prophet peace be upon him and his poems «Burda approach», and «Mosque of Sidi sapphire throne», all located «Square mosques» district overlooking Alonfushi on the Mediterranean and «Mosque of Sidi Jaber Al-Ansari» and «commander Ibrahim Mosque» in the area of «plant sand», which was built in 1240
Bey Citadel
Bey castle established by the Muslim leader Sultan «Nasser bin Qalawun» to defend the city, on the island of Pharos Alonfushi district, one of the famous castles in the world what it stands for buildings insulated intelligent and great architectural, located in the northern tip of the eastern entrance to the port at the same location lighthouse Alexandria the Great, was built the castle in the fifteenth century.
Libraries and art museums
Alexandria always proud of being the first city in the world contains the greatest libraries of the world from ancient times, We may recall ancient Library of Alexandria, which burned, or destroyed, and libraries «Municipal Library» which is one of the oldest libraries, which contains manuscripts and rare books for the Islamic conquests of antiquity Perhaps, the old library was established in Alexandria, the new Alexandria Library is an alternative to the old library which was destroyed, has been created for hundreds of years the dream became reality and today we have an enduring monument «Shatby region» or «San Series» specifically on the Mediterranean coast in the district belonging to the Royal and Ancient Egyptian civilizations , Greek, Romanian and Islamic.
Palaces and museums
Alexandria contains many of the most famous palaces, the most important «Palace Park» overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, which mediates surface area of 350 acres of fertile agricultural land planted with the most wonderful trees, and a variety of flowerbeds and gardens, it is God's heaven on earth, and adjacent to another is called Palace Palace «Palace Salamlek» was dedicated to the men the king's former palace and a third called «Palace Harem» women special footnote, were all built on the Islamic model, there are also other shortcomings such as the Palace «Antoniades» gardens, picnic, which also lies amid landscaped gardens spread around sculptures created by great artists, and «-Safa Palace» Zizinya district, and «Uruba palace» and «Ras El-Teen Palace» in the area of Ras El-Teen or maritime, as well as the palace of Prince Kamal area of Stanley, and others.
Tourist facilities and recreational
Alexandria occupies a coastal strip up to 70 km on the sea, filled with many tourist facilities and entertainment such as cinemas and cabarets, theaters, etc., and is the city beautification and expansion of the Corniche area of weakness, and established many recreational areas and tourist near him and do not obscure the vision to enjoy the natural beauty of the sea and beaches, which stretches from Abu Qir to the end of the northern coast near the city of Cairo, where extended tourist villages designed the latest models on the world tourism along the coast. In Alexandria, tens of thousands of furnished apartments located in all parts of the city, in addition to dozens of hotels, both in the first place, or at least class and also common along the coast and within the city. And also by types of restaurants and attractions, public parks and private parties and dense jungle city with lush and fruitful trees, and streets decorated with statues and marble pillars huge.
