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Noun: El Iskandriyah
  1. The chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt
    - Alexandria

Type of: city, metropolis, port, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic