- Alexandria Governorate
Geobox|Governorate
country = Egypt
country_
name = Alexandria
native_name = الإسكندرية
map_caption = Map of Egypt with Alexandria highlighted
capital =Alexandria
population_as_of =
population = 4187509 (08)
area = 2900Alexandria governorate ( _ar. الإسكندرية) is one of the governorates of
Egypt , located in the north of the country, lying directly on theMediterranean Sea which makes it one of the most important harbours in Egypt.The governorates capital is
Alexandria , the home of theBibliotheca Alexandrina , the world famous library that was burnt down in antiquity but has since been rebuilt, with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) finishing in 2002. Alexandria is now considered to be the second capital of Egypt, as it has been once during the early days of the Romans.Alexandria has an average population of about 3.5 to 5 million inhabitants and a surface area equal to 2,900 km². Due to the intermediate geographical location of Egypt it usually has all four seasons, but as Alexandria lies directly on the sea it is considered to be mostly cooler than all the other governorates with an averagely higher humidity.
Population
Data Record 1/1 2008
External links
* [http://www.alexandria.gov.eg/ Alexandria Governorate] Official website (in Arabic)
* [http://www.amwague.net/amwague/dec/ketab.htm List of Governors of Alexandria with photos (1798-2000)] (in Arabic)
* [http://www.highway.idsc.gov.eg/govern/ALX.htm Miscellaneous statistical information regarding Alexandria , Egypt.]
* [http://St-Takla.org/ St. Takla Haymnaot the Ethiopian Coptic Orthodox Church - One of the famous Coptic Orthodox Churches of Alexandria.]
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