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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 2 days ago
South Sydney rentals are all the fashion
...services for CBRE at South Sydney, Stuart Rodriguez, said attractive rents were continuing to draw interest in areas such as Rosebery, Alexandria, Mascot and Waterloo, with the precinct fast becoming a magnet for retailers offering...
In this article: Leasing
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Alexandria schools aim for more minorities in gifted classes
When Alexandria Superintendent Morton Sherman walks the halls of the city's schools and peers into classrooms, he can often guess whether the class he's watching is gifted. "Standing at the door, looking through the glass, you can tell...
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3 men with ties to MS-13 indicted in death of Maryland man
Three men with ties to Mara Salvatrucha were indicted on charges of killing a Maryland man during a robbery in Alexandria, the latest step in a federal crackdown on the gang also known as MS-13, prosecutors said Wednesday. The three men...
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Sketch of Alexandria robbery suspect released
Alexandria police have released a sketch of a man who they say robbed a 77-year-old man this month. It happened in the 300 block of Pendleton Street at 5:15 pm. Nov. 14. The victim was in his car, backing out of a parking space, when he...
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Alexandria woman with child in car charged with DUI
An allegedly intoxicated Alexandria woman who had a 5-year-old child in her car was arrested Monday after she ran a red light and caused an accident, police said. The child was not injured, but the driver, Kerbi Ware, 26, of the 5300...
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New Jersey On-Line | 4 days ago
Alexandria parents object to Islam studies
Online edition of Hunterdon County's weekly paper Alexandria parents object to Islam studies ALEXANDRIA TWP. - Some parents of sixth-graders say they'll file a formal objection to the K-8 school district's social studies curriculum and...
In this article: Islam and Christianity
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The Columbus Dispatch | 6 days ago
New police chief plans to reduce emphasis on traffic tickets in 'speed trap'
Last year, Alexandria's police handed out 872 citations, bringing in nearly $70,000 in fines Monday, November 23, 2009 3:10 AM Alexandria Police Officer Andy Davis helps Tara Albert, at window, and Roseann Smith, both of Newark, with...
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Spanish teacher in Alexandria schools dies as car rolls over her in driveway
A 71-year old Spanish teacher in the Alexandria city schools was killed by her car Friday as she was apparently leaving for work, authorities said. Fairfax County police said Emma A. Cabrera, of Charles Hawkins Way in the Annandale area,...
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First lady to visit Alexandria elementary school today
Michelle Obama, first gardener, plans to visit Hollin Meadows Elementary School this morning in Alexandria to see the school's outdoor classrooms. The Fairfax County school, which has a science and math focus, has more than 14,000 square...
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State Police: Bronx man used Alexandria resident's credit card to book Africa flight
Online edition of Hunterdon County's weekly paper State Police: Bronx man used Alexandria resident's credit card to book Africa flight ALEXANDRIA TWP. - A Bronx man is sought in connection with the fraudulent use of a township...
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Alexandria (Arabic: الإسكندرية al-Iskandariyya; Coptic: ' Rakotə; Greek: '; Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya), with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country's largest seaport, serving about 80% of Egypt's imports and exports. Alexandria is also an important tourist resort.
Alexandria extends about 32 km (20 miles) along the coast of the Mediterranean sea in north-central Egypt. It is home to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (the new Library of Alexandria), and is an important industrial center because of its natural gas and oil pipelines from Suez, another city in Egypt. Alexandria was also an important trading post between Europe and Asia, because it profited from the easy overland connection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
In ancient times, Alexandria was one of the most famous cities in the world. It was founded around a small pharaonic town c. 334 BC by Alexander the Great. It remained Egypt's capital for nearly a thousand years, until the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 641 AD when a new capital was founded at Fustat (Fustat was later absorbed into Cairo).
Alexandria was known for the Lighthouse of Alexandria (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World), the Library of Alexandria (the largest library in the ancient world) and the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa (one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages). Ongoing maritime archaeology in the harbor of Alexandria, which began in 1994, is revealing details of Alexandria both before the arrival of Alexander, when a city named Rhakotis existed there, and during the Ptolemaic dynasty.
- Name:
- Alexandria
- Local Name:
- الإسكندرية al-Iskandariyya
- Also Known As:
- Pearl of the Mediterranean
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 0334
- Total Area (km):
- 2679
- Time Zone:
- EST
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