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11 Notes tourists should know about "ALEXANDRIA":-. ================================ --================ 1- ALEXANDRIA has been the capital of Egypt for centuries......:))))
2- ALEXANDRIAa is older than Cairo ...............
3- ALEXANDRIA was the second capital for the ROMAN EMPIRE after "ROMA"......
4- ALEXANDRIA used to have 2 of the 7 wonders in the world-THE LIBRARY..AND THE LIGHT HOUSE..the first one was burned by the romans so that the library in ROMA became the biggest in the world….on the other hand, the light house was destroyed by an earthquake.......
5- ALEXANDRIA rebuilt it's library..and officially Alexandria has the 2nd biggest library in the world now.........
6-ALEXANDRIA is the 2nd biggest city in Egypt with 10-12 million living in it permanently.
7- ALEXANDRIA’s ports not Cairo’s ports are the center of trade in egypt..66% of the Egyptian trade passes through Alexandria
8-ALEXANDRIA in winter is busier than Cairo.. between 10 and 20 million Egyptian citizens leave their villages and cities to spend their summer vacation there.
9-ALEXANDRIA is the most beautiful and the cleanest city in Egypt.
10-ALEXANDRIA is an amazing exotic name..so there are 42 city around the world called alexandria.
11-What VT don't know that my father lives in Alexandria so…I consider myself "ALEXANDERe"...hahaha . |
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freddie18 Sun Jun 11, 2006 18:07 UTC Hi Ahmed. Thanks for your tip re Andel...I will keep that in mind when I visit Alexandria in the very near future. I am so eager to see your country. Regards from Freddie | sayedaburas Sat Aug 20, 2005 02:07 UTC Sana Helwa YaGamil, Sana Helwa YaGamil, Sana Helwa YaAhmad, Sana Helwa YaGamil. | FAN2 Sun Jul 3, 2005 10:54 UTC I just want to make it clear,that this sea creature is just a Jelly fish. correct, it stings. but it helps much to apply some lemon or vinegar on the effected place of your body. and as a precaution, see the doctor also. | tijana2503 Tue Mar 8, 2005 10:31 UTC Now I know that I`m not made mistake with keeping a sand from Egypt in my living room.The land of my dreams... |
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