Al-Mahgoub believes that most of the necessary developments had already been provided for by his predecessors. New improved Midan Saad Zaghloul with statue of the hero looking on approvingly at efforts to vamp up the square. Four million inhabitants and over one million visitors annually crowd the governorate of Alexandria. Noise was a particular problem. Only the waves, and the far-off cries of children, disturb the calm.
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This summer, despite a record two million visitors, traffic was also smoother, the result of the project to develop and beautify the city's main squares. The project included Muharram Bek Square, developed at a cost of LE12 million, with a parking lot which can hold 4,000 cars and 160 buses. The statue of the Khedive Ismail was taken from the garden of the Fine Arts Museum and now stands in the square named after him. A paved alley was laid out for promenades between the trees, and a parking lot holds 70 cars. This project cost LE2,5 million.