Alexandria Governorate

Alexandria Governorate ( Muḥāfẓet El Eskenderiya) is one of the governorates of Egypt. The city of Alexandria was historically the capital of Egypt. Later Fustat was built, and this became Cairo. Today the governorate is considered second in importance to the Cairo Governorate. It is on the northern coast of Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the most important harbours in Egypt.

 Tourism 
Alexandria has a diverse history. It was occupied by several cultures through the years. Alexandria has many historic sites and several monuments .

 Monuments 
 Bibliotheca Alexandrina 
 Citadel of Qaitbay
 Graeco-Roman Museum
 Alexandria National Museum
 Royal Jewelry Museum
 Serapeum Temple
 Pompey's Pillar
 Roman Amphitheatre
 Lighthouse of Alexandria

 Gardens 

 Al Montaza Gardens
 Al Shallalat Gardens
 Antoniadis Garden
 El-Nozha Garden
 International Park of Alexandria

 Education 
Alexandria Governorate follows the Egyptian Educational System in its public schools and universities.

 Most important educational institutes 

 Bibliotheca Alexandrina ( Alexandria Library)
 Alexandria University
 Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport
 Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology in New Borg El Arab city.
 The city of scientific research and Technological Applications
 Pharos University

 Sports 
Alexandria governorate most common sport is football and has three main stadiums which are:

 Borg El Arab Stadium
 Alexandria Stadium
 Haras El-Hedoud Stadium

 Transportation 

 Ports 

 Alexandria Port
 Al Dekheila Port. ( The second largest port in Alexandria Governorate after Alexandria Port).
 Abu Qir Port
 Eastern Port. (One of the oldest ports as it was built in 2000 B.C in Racoda village).

 Railroads 

 Alexandria Tram
 Alexandria Railways

 Airports 
Alexandria Governorate has two international airports:

 Borg El Arab Airport

 Telephone services 

 Governorate telephone code 

 National: 03
 International: +203

 References 

 Abu-Zeid, Khaled, Alaa Yasseen, Peter Van Der Steen, Phillip Sharp, and Mohamed ElRawady. "Integrated Urban Water Management." Alexandria 2030 (2011): 59. Managing Water for the City of the Future. Switch.  Web. 4 Dec. 2015.  
 "About AU: History." Alexandria University. Alexandria University, 2015. Web. 3 Dec. 2015. <https://web.archive.org/web/20160110094656/http://www.alexu.edu.eg/index.php/en/about-au/auhistory%3E. 
 "About the BA: Overview." Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Web. 7 Dec. 2015. <http://www.bibalex.org/en/Page/overview>. 
 "Alexandria." Alexandria Portal. Ministry of State For Administrative Development. Web. 3 Dec. 2015. <http://www.alexandria.gov.eg/alex/english/index.aspx>.
 "Egypt Embassies & Consulates." Egypt. Embassy Pages, 28 Nov. 2015. Web. 3 Dec. 2015. <http://www.embassypages.com/egypt>. 
 Khalifa, Alaa. "The City of Alexandria in Egypt - Information & Location of Alexandria." The City of Alexandria in Egypt - Information & Location of Alexandria
 Official portal for Alexandria governorate <http://www.alexandria.gov.eg/MainHome.aspx >

 Other websites 

 Alexandria Governorate (Arabic)
 Alexandria websites Alex4All website
 Discover Alexandria
 List of Governors of Alexandria with photos (1798-2000)  (Arabic)
 St. Takla Haymnaot the Ethiopian Coptic Orthodox Church - One of the famous Coptic Orthodox Churches of Alexandria