Alexandria Governorate, Mediterranean governorate in northern Egypt
The Alexandria Governorate extends along 70 kilometers of Mediterranean coastline and encompasses an area of 2,818 square kilometers at 27 meters elevation.
The region contained the ancient capital of Egypt from 332 BCE until the Arab conquest in 642 CE, when the administrative center moved to Fustat.
The governorate maintains numerous educational institutions, including Alexandria University and multiple research centers that advance scientific development in Egypt.
The area concentrates 40 percent of Egyptian industrial activities, specializing in chemicals, food production, petroleum processing, and fertilizer manufacturing.
The governorate features Egypt's primary seaport, processing the majority of the country's imports and exports through its Mediterranean harbor system.
Location: Egypt
Capital city: Alexandria
Elevation above the sea: 27 m
Website: http://www.alexandria.gov.eg
Shares border with: Beheira Governorate, Matruh Governorate
Website: http://alexandria.gov.eg
GPS coordinates: 31.20000,29.91667
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:35
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
1.2 km
Alexandria National Museum
352 m
Graeco-Roman Museum
934 m
Shallalat Gardens
456 m
Ras Soda
423 m
Shatby Necropolis
1.3 km
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium
1.3 km
Mausoleum of Abdullah ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin
724 m
Alexandria Museum of Fine Arts
625 m
Sadat Museum
1.2 km
Mausoleum of Yacoub bin Abd al-Rahman
727 m
Societe Immobiliere Building
1 km
Arabic Calligraphy Museum
642 m
Goethe-Institut Alexandria
729 m
Luzzatto Building
464 m
Adriana Pinto Building
428 m
Shelter Art Space
1 km
Villa Bassili
349 m
Villa Benaki
717 m
Alexandria Regional Center for Women's Health Building
1.3 km
Toriel Building I
578 m
Adda Building
1 km
Villa Sinigallia
1.1 km
Villa Averino
959 m
Suez Canal Bank Building
866 m
Toriel Building II
607 m
Water Company Building
947 m
Paraskevas Building
905 mReviews
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