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Alexandria

Alexandria one of the oldest coastal cities around the world and it was founded by Alexander the great in 331 BC to be capital of Egypt under his role also some reports said that his tomb is located under the land of Alexandria, its having several sites visit for example Qaitbay Citadel, Library of Alexandria Qaitbay Citadel Its located in the far west of Alexandria. It was built in the old site of the Alexandria Lighthouse, which was destroyed in the year 702 AH, following the devastating earthquake that occurred during the reign of Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun. Sultan Al-Ashraf Abu Al-Nasr Qaitbay began building this castle in the year 882 AH and finished building it in the year 882 AH. 884 AH, and the reason for his interest in Alexandria was the many direct threats to Egypt from the Ottoman Empire, which threatened the entire Arab region. Library of Alexandria It's also known as The Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Latin language; it was built in 2002 by collaboration between Egypt and the United Nations. The library contains more than 2 million books, some of them extremely rare, maybe one of one.