Dekheila ( ar, الدخيلة) is a neighborhood in
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
,
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...
with a large seaport. It is located 7 miles west of Alexandria and the seaport is an extension of the port located in Alexandria.
Dekheila is the probable location of the ancient Christian monastic complex of the
Pempton
The Pempton ( Greek τὸ πέμπτον, "the fifth") was a complex of Christian monasteries in late Roman Egypt. It was named for the fifth milestone west of Alexandria along the coastal road between Lake Mareotis and the Mediterranean Sea, pr ...
at the fifth milestone west of Alexandria. There is evidence of a
Gaianite community there.
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See also
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Neighborhoods in Alexandria
References
Populated places in Alexandria Governorate
Neighbourhoods of Alexandria
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