Tag Archives: History of Alexandria
Top Ten Arabic Blog Articles Posted by Fisal on Dec 31, 2011
Hi friends and Arabic fans ! Today, is the last day of 2011, so we wish you all a Happy New Year. In today’s post I am going to go over the top ten Arabic Blog articles. 1- The first top post was about the Arabic Numbers from 1 – 100 . You can…
Alexandria الإسكندرية /Al-iskandariya/ (Part 2) Posted by Fisal on Jul 29, 2011
Alexandria passed formally under Roman jurisdiction in 80 BC and after it had been under Roman influence for more than a hundred years. It was captured by Julius Caesar in 47 BC during a Roman intervention in the domestic civil war حرب أهلية between king Ptolemy XIII and his advisers, and the fabled queen…
Famous Cities: Alexandria الإسكندرية /Al-iskandariya/ (Part 1) Posted by Fisal on Jul 27, 2011
Nicknamed the “Bride of the Mediterranean عروس البحر المتوسط “, Alexandria is the second largest city of Egypt with a population of about 4 million extending along 32 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea البحر المتوسط in the north central part of the country. It is also the largest city lying directly on…