Alexandria

الإسكندرية

A trail through the Mediterranean bride.

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Egypt & Nile
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. The conquest

    عمرو بن العاص يدخلها 641: مصر كلها بعدها.

    Amr ibn al-As · Alexandria

  2. The lighthouse

    عجيبة الدنيا السابعة: ألف عام تضيء.

    Alexandria

  3. The obelisk

    مسلة كليوباترا: أثر يشهد العصور.

    Alexandria

  4. The city today

    ميناء ومتنفس: الإسكندرية الحديثة.

    Alexandria · the Hippodrome of Alexandria

  5. Egypt

    من الإسكندرية إلى القاهرة: وادي النيل.

    Cairo · Iskandarunah (Alexandretta)

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Overview

A path through the bride of the Mediterranean: the lighthouse of the ancient world, Cleopatra's Needle, and the port of the republic, Islamic since 'Amr.

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islam.museum contributors. “Alexandria”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-alexandria/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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