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Modern self-built homes, and older rural houses near Ard El Liwa, Giza, with the Giza Pyramids in the background. Even though mathematically more housing than needed is produced in Egypt resulting in millions of vacant homes, [1] large portions of its residents live in inadequate housing that may lack secure tenure, safe drinking water and wastewater treatment, are crowded or are prone to ...
Kafr Abdu (Arabic: كفر عبده) is an affluent [citation needed] neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. [1] The neighborhood mainly houses wealthy Egyptians, as well as foreigners living in Alexandria.
Kom El Deka (Arabic: كوم الدكة), also known as Kom el-Dikka, is a neighborhood and archaeological site in Alexandria, Egypt. [1] Early Kom El-Dikka was a well-off residential area, and later it was a major civic center in Alexandria, with a bath complex (), auditoria (lecture halls), and a theatre. [2]
The Palais d'Antoniadis is a palace in Alexandria, Egypt, named after Sir John Antoniadis (1818–1895), who was an Alexandrian Greek. [1] He was born in Lemnos and received French citizenship when he began to conduct business in Marseilles. He was also president of the Greek Community in Alexandria and consul general of Belgium.
Panorama of Anfoushi. Anfoushi (Arabic: الأنفوشي) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt.It is located on the ancient Pharos peninsula and considered one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city and is home to many old landmarks, including the famous Abu el-Abbas el-Mursi Mosque and the Citadel of Qaitbay.
The area was known for a landmark hotel-casino that was demolished in the late 1990s. That hotel was replaced by the San Stefano Grand Plaza, a hotel-apartment-shopping mall complex that includes a Four Seasons luxury hotel, opened in 2007 [1] and apartments, housed in the tallest building in Alexandria (135 m (443 ft)). [2] [3]
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The ancient Greek geographer Strabo wrote that young people of Alexandria would celebrate feasts in the neighborhood. [2] There are few remains of the ancient town today. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]