The second largest city in Egypt, Alexandria, known as "The Pearl of the Mediterranean".In ancient times, Alexandria was one of the most famous cities in the world. It was founded around a small pharaonic town c. 331 BC by Alexander the Great.t is home to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, lighthouse (Pharos), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; its library (the largest library
in the ancient world); and the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.
in the ancient world); and the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.