Bolkly Explained

Bolkly
Native Name:بولكلى
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Egypt
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Alexandria
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Alexandria
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:31.233°N 29.9576°W
Postal Code:21531

Bolkly (بولكلى ) is a neighbourhood in Alexandria, Egypt. The neighborhood is officially named Bulkeley, written as Bolkly. In speech however, the name has been modified over generations into a more pronounceable one for the local tongue, "Bokla" (بوكلا).

The neighbourhood is named after H. Bulkeley, one of the founders of the Strada Ferrata tra Alessandria e Ramleh company, which created the first electric tramway line in Alexandria. Other neighbourhoods of Alexandria also bear names of its railway system's founders (Shods, Fleming, Stanley).[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexandria : the "Tram" symbol of modernity Shared heritage - . 2023-03-28 . heritage.bnf.fr.