Coptic Cemetery

Alexandria


The Shatby area of central Alexandria has been a home to the city's necropolis for centuries, although this Coptic cemetery is a more recent (for Alexandria) addition. The various cemeteries in this area illustrate how cosmopolitan Alexandria once was. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is running a heritage project to protect the Coptic cemetery.


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4. Manuscript Museum

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5. Planetarium

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6. Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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7. Jewish Cemetery

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8. Museum of Modern Art

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