El Mandara

Coordinates: 31°17′08″N 30°01′18″E / 31.285519°N 30.021758°E / 31.285519; 30.021758
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El Mandara/Al Mandarah
المندرة
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El Mandara or Al Mandarah (

Arabic: المندرة) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt
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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.