Gianaclis () is a neighbourhood in
Alexandria
Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...
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Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
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It is named after the Greek-Egyptian businessman
Nestor Gianaclis who established the
Gianaclis Vineyards in Alexandria and, along with the
Kyriazi Freres, founded the
Egyptian cigarette industry
The Egyptian cigarette industry, during the period between the 1880s and the end of the First World War, was a major export industry that influenced global fashion. It was notable as a rare example of the global periphery setting trends in the gl ...
.
Notable people from Gianaclis
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Queen Farida of Egypt
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Mahmoud Sa'id
Mahmoud Said Bey () (April 8, 1897 – April 8, 1964) was an Alexandrian judge and modern painter.
Life
Mahmoud Said was born in Alexandria, Egypt; his father, Muhammad Said Pasha, was of Turkish people, Turkish origin and was the former Pri ...
, Egyptian artist
See also
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Neighborhoods in Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located along the western bank of the Potomac River. The city of approximately 151,000 is about six miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, D.C.
Overview
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References
External links
Alexandria Egypt Tourism
Neighbourhoods of Alexandria
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