El Mandara

El Mandara/Al Mandarah
المندرة
El Mandara/Al Mandarah is located in Egypt
El Mandara/Al Mandarah
El Mandara/Al Mandarah
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°17′08″N 30°01′18″E / 31.285519°N 30.021758°E / 31.285519; 30.021758
Country Egypt
GovernorateAlexandria
CityAlexandria
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

El Mandara or Al Mandarah (Arabic: المندرة) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt.

Ancient site

The 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

  • 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

Notes

  1. ^ Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos
  2. ^ Strabo, Geographica 17.1.16
  3. ^ Stillwell, Richard; McAlister, William L.; Holland, Marian, eds. (1976). "Taposiris Parva". The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites. Princeton University Press. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Conder, Josiah (1834). A Dictionary of Geography, ancient and modern, etc. Thomas Tegg & Son. p. 148. Retrieved 2017-06-23.


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