El Mandara or Al Mandarah () is a neighborhood in
Alexandria
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,
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
Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-si ...
and
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy (; , ; ; – 160s/170s AD) was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were important to later Byzantine science, Byzant ...
. The ancient Greek geographer
Strabo
Strabo''Strabo'' (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-si ...
wrote that young people of Alexandria would celebrate feasts in the neighborhood. There are few remains of the ancient town today.
Famous Places in Mandarah
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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
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Neighborhoods in Alexandria
Notes
Populated places in Alexandria Governorate
Neighbourhoods of Alexandria
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