El Mandara or Al Mandarah (Arabic: المندرة) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt.
El Mandara/Al Mandarah
المندرة | |
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  El Mandara/Al Mandarah Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°17′08″N 30°01′18″E / 31.285519°N 30.021758°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Alexandria |
| City | Alexandria |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Ancient site
editThe modern neighborhood of El Mandarah is identified with the ancient town of Taposiris or Chersonesus Parva, which was mentioned by the ancient writers Strabo and Ptolemy.[1] The ancient Greek geographer Strabo wrote that young people of Alexandria would celebrate feasts in the neighborhood.[2] There are few remains of the ancient town today.[3][4][5]
Famous Places in Mandarah
edit- Al Montazah Garden
- Montaza Palace
- Al Haramlek Palace
- Al Salamek Palace
- Hay Al Montazah Than (Famous Square)
- The Mandarah Pearl Statue
- The Gatekeeping Lions of Mandarah
- Souk Al Mandarah (Market place located in Malak Hefni Qebli Street)
- Mandarah Al Game3 (Small local mosque)
- Al Fanara (Roundabout near Mandarah Al Game3)
- The Tourist Bus Station (Near the main entrance of the Montazah Garden
"*" Meaning located in Montazah Garden
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos
- ^ Strabo, Geographica 17.1.16
- ^ Stillwell, Richard; McAlister, William L.; Holland, Marian, eds. (1976). "Taposiris Parva". The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites. Princeton University Press. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ Tegg, Thomas (1829). London Encyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge. Vol. 5. Thomas Tegg & Son. p. 568. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ Conder, Josiah (1834). A Dictionary of Geography, ancient and modern, etc. Thomas Tegg & Son. p. 148. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
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