El Mandara
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El Mandara
المندرة | |
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  El Mandara Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°17′08″N 30°01′18″E / 31.285519°N 30.021758°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Alexandria |
| City | Alexandria |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
El Mandara (Template:Lang-ar) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt.
Ancient site
The modern neighborhood of El Mandara is identified with the ancient town of Taposiris or Chersonesus Parva, which was mentioned by the ancient writers Strabo and Ptolemy.[1] 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]
See also
Notes
- ^ Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos
- ^ Strabo, Geographica 17.1.16
- ^ Stillwell, Richard; McAlister, William L.; Holland, Marian, eds. (1976). "Taposiris Parva". The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites. Princeton University Press. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ Tegg, Thomas (1829). London Encyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge. Vol. 5. Thomas Tegg & Son. p. 568. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ Conder, Josiah (1834). A Dictionary of Geography, ancient and modern, etc. Thomas Tegg & Son. p. 148. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
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