Alexandria & El Alamein
Let's go to Alexandria and El Alamein
Among the greatest cities of the Mediterranean world and a centre of Hellenic scholarship and science, Alexandria was the capital of Egypt from its founding by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE until its surrender to the Arab forces led by ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ in 642 CE. One of Egypt’s largest cities, Alexandria is also its principal seaport and a major industrial centre. The city lies on the Mediterranean Sea at the western edge of the Nile River delta, about 114 miles (183 km) northwest of Cairo in Lower Egypt.
Alexandria has long occupied a special place in the popular imagination by virtue of its association with Alexander and Cleopatra. Alexandria played an important role in preserving and transmitting Hellenic culture to the wider Mediterranean world.
El-Alamein:The New Alamein City is located on the North Coast and is set to be the first of its kind in the area. It is designed to the high standards of what is called a fourth-generation city. New Alamein City North Coast is planned to hold millions of residents, hitting a new milestone for the area.It comes with the new concept of an open-to-the-public tourism city on the North Coast, taking a different approach than the private resorts spread across the sea line. Aside from its touristic benefits, the New Alamein City also offers an alternative to living in the crowded capital of Cairo, aiming to reduce the residential burden on the shoulders of the city.This new coastal city will include a number of global projects, from business and international trade centers to residential towers and luxurious resorts.
The Catacombs of kom el shoqafa,Royal Jewellery Museum,El Alamein Military Museum, El Alamein Memorial
The Catacombs of kom el shoqafa:The Catacombs of Kom el-Shouqafa entombed over 300 mummies. See bearded serpents crowned with the crowns of Upper and lower Egypt, the hovering solar disc above the archway and customary funerary deities joined with Greco-Roman motifs. The catacombs are monumental testament to the enduring myths of Ancient Egypt despite centuries of Greek and Roman rule. Kom el-Shoqqafa means piles of shreds. It was discovered by pure chance in 1900 when a donkey drawn cart fell into a pit. Opening hours: 09:00- 17:00.
Royal Jewelry Museum:The Royal Jewelry Museum displays the collectibles of the Egyptian royal family, founded by Muhammad Ali Pasha in 1805 and continued to rule for 150 years, until 1952. Zaynab Fahmi built the palace in 1919 in Zizinya, Alexandria. It served as the residence of Fatma al- Zahra’, daughter of Prince Ali Haider, a descendent of Muhammad Ali Pasha. The palace serves as a striking backdrop to the magnificent possessions owned by the family. It uniquely merges between European and Islamic styles, reflecting the fine taste of the royal family whose paintings, gilded ceilings, and mosaics decorate the palace rooms. The palace consists of two wings, eastern and western, connected by a corridor. Each wing has a basement and two floors.
Museum of El Alamein Military:El-Alamein Military Museum was founded on the 16th of December, 1956, when the late president Gamal Abd Elnasser ordered its establishment to commemorate Egypt's fundamental role in one of the most important battles of World War II, El-Alamein battle, which broke out between the allies and the Axis Powers in October 1942. The museum witnessed development, renovation, and maintenance measures and was renewed on the 50th anniversary of El-Alamein battle on the 21st of October, 1992, and later went through other development measures including the set-up of an exhibitory display, to be reopened on the 21st of October, 2014. The Museum aims to document El-Alamein battle by introducing a group of weapons, armors, and models which symbolize El-Alamein battles and the contributing forces, besides a group of battle course-of-action maps, as well as acquisitions of battle commanders.
Alamein Memorial:The ALAMEIN MEMORIAL forms the entrance to Alamein War Cemetery. The Land Forces panels commemorate more than 8,500 soldiers of the Commonwealth who died in the campaigns in Egypt and Libya, and in the operations of the Eighth Army in Tunisia up to 19 February 1943, who have no known grave.
