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News About Alexandria, Egypt by Zahraa Adel Awed. Please feel free to email Zahraa (egypt_tourguide@hotmail.com ) with any news items you would like to have posted.

Archive for January, 2006

Catacombs of Kom el Shuqafa - Alexandria

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

Kom es-Shouqafa, Kom al Sukkfa - Komel-Shokafa - Catacombs of Alexandria is Really one of the master sites here in Alexandria . Kom es-Shouqafa lies in the district of Karmouz to the east of Alexandria The area was called Kom El Shouqafa or a pile of shards, Catacombs in Alexandria is called the catacomb […]

Top touristic sites suggested to be visiting during your visit to Alexandria.

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Top touristic sites suggested to be visiting during your visit to Alexandria.

The Eid El-Adha Feast (Great Qurban Bairam) or (Feast of the Sacrifice) 10th January 2006.

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

EID AL AL-ADHA FEAST (Great Bairam), (Festival of Sacrifice) which is meaning (Festival of Sacrifice) where commemorates Pilgrimage to Mecca "HAJJ", which each Muslim is expected to make it at least once in a lifetime, and commemorates Ibrahim’s (Abraham)’s willingness to obey God by sacrificing a sheep (ram) or cow in place of his son […]

Entrance fees for all major tourist sites in Alexandria

Friday, January 6th, 2006

 Site Name

 Entry fees

Photography / Video   

 Catacomb of kom elshoukafa

 20 LE

 Camera and vido are not allowed

  (the Pompey’s Pillar) The Memorial of Diocletian / Amoud El sawari  all are just one site

 10 LE

Camera vido are allowed and free 

 The Castle of Quaitbay in Alexandria

12 LE 

Camera vido are allowed and free  

The Greco -Roman Museum  

30 LE  

it is closed now […]

Cultural Centers located in Alexandria

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

 NAME
 ADDRESS
 TELEPHONE

 American Cultural Center
 2, Pharaana St.
 03 4814305

 British Cultural Center
 9, Batalsa St.
 03 4860199

 French Cultural Center
 30, Nabi Daniel St.
 03 3920804

 German Cultural Center
 10, Batalsa St.
 03 4879870
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Zahraa Adel Awed is a licensed Travel Guide living in Alexandria who frequently helps people on within our Forum system.

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