Sidi Gaber ( ar, سيدي جابر) is a neighbourhood 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 ...
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Egypt
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The interior section of the neighborhood contains the
Sidi Gaber railway station, the main rail entry point to Alexandria for most travelers. The station is one of the oldest in Egypt, having served the eastern regions of the city before their transformation into major urban districts (they had previously been summer resorts for foreigners and wealthy and middle-class Cairenes). , the station is undergoing expansion, with the intent to turn old parts of the station into a railway museum, and include space for commerce in the newer sections.
Archaeology
In July 2018, archaeologists led by Zeinab Hashish announced the discovery of a 2.000-year-old 30-ton black granite
sarcophagus. It contained three damaged skeletons in red-brown sewage water. According to archaeologist
Mostafa Waziri, the skeletons looked like a family burial with a middle-aged woman and two men. Researchers also revealed a small gold artifact and three thin sheets of gold.
Military
The Sidi Gaber neighbourhood hosts the headquarters of the Northern Military Region of the
Egyptian Army and the
Armed Forces Hospital in Alexandria.
Politics
The
death of Khaled Saeed which triggered the
2011 Egyptian Revolution
The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January revolution ( ar, ثورة ٢٥ يناير; ), began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police ho ...
took place in Sidi Gaber Police station. Many protests took place in the area before the revolution and were dealt with brutally by the police.
See also
Marching to Sidi Gaber: Alexandria’s Epicenter of Upheaval(Author
Amro Ali written for:
Jadaliyya.com)
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Death of Khaled Mohamed Saeed
References
Neighbourhoods of Alexandria
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