Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast

12 September 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Union for the Mediterranean Reading Time:  8 minutes

© flickr.com - David Evers/cc-by-2.0

© flickr.com – David Evers/cc-by-2.0

Alexandria is the second largest city and the second largest metropolitan area in Egypt after Greater Cairo by size and population, extending about 32 km (20 mi) along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country. It is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. Alexandria is Egypt’s largest seaport, serving approximately 80% of Egypt’s imports and exports. It is an important industrial center because of its natural gas and oil pipelines from Suez. Alexandria is also an important tourist resort.   read more…

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