Alexandria[a] is a major city in egypt. Lying at the western edge of the nile river delta, it extends about 40 km (25 mi) along the country's northern coast. It is egypt's principal seaport, the second largest รขโ‚ฌยฆ

Discover events, attractions, and fun family-friendly activities. Once among the greatest cities of the mediterranean world and a center of hellenic scholarship and science, alexandria was the capital of egypt from its founding by alexander the great in 332 bce รขโ‚ฌยฆ