El Mandara Explained

El Mandara/Al Mandarah
Native Name:	المندرة
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:	31.2855°N 30.0218°W

El Mandara or Al Mandarah (Arabic: المندرة) is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt.

Ancient site

The modern neighborhood of El Mandarah 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]}

Famous Places in Mandarah

• Al Montazah Garden
• Montaza Palace
• Al Haramlek Palace
• Al Salamek Palace
• Hay Al Montazah Than (Famous Square)
• The Mandarah Pearl Statue
• The Gatekeeping Lions of Mandarah
• Souk Al Mandarah (Market place located in Malak Hefni Qebli Street)
• Mandarah Al Game3 (Small local mosque)
• Al Fanara (Roundabout near Mandarah Al Game3)
• The Tourist Bus Station (Near the main entrance of the Montazah Garden

"*" Meaning located in Montazah Garden

See also

• Neighborhoods in Alexandria

Notes and References

1. [Ptolemy]
2. [Strabo]
3. Encyclopedia: Stillwell . Richard . McAlister . William L. . Holland . Marian . Taposiris Parva . The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites . . en . 1976 . 2017-06-23.
4. Book: Tegg , Thomas . Thomas Tegg . London Encyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge . 5 . 1829 . . 568 . en . 2017-06-23.
5. Book: Conder , Josiah . Josiah Conder (editor and author) . A Dictionary of Geography, ancient and modern, etc . . 1834 . 148 . en . 2017-06-23.