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West District
West District

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Landmarks & Culture

Landmarks of West District

From the Serapeum and tombs cut into the rock to the Qabbari mosque and the cotton exchange: the district’s landmarks between Karmouz and Mina El Basal.
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5 landmarks4 eras

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Ancient Alexandria

331 BC – 7th century AD

  1. The entrance to the chapel of the main tomb at Kom El Shoqafa: two columns with papyrus capitals, and on either side a serpent carved in the rock beneath a disc
    Antiquities · KarmouzCatacombs of Kom El ShoqafaLate 1st to 2nd century AD, found in 1900
  2. Pompey’s Pillar standing on the hill of Bab Sidra between two sphinxes on pedestals, under a clear blue sky, with the rock of the hill in front
    Antiquities · KarmouzPompey’s Pillar and the SerapeumAbout AD 300, on the site of the Ptolemaic Serapeum

The Islamic centuries

7th century – 1850

  1. A historic postcard of about 1900 titled “Mosquée de Gabbari”: the mosque with its crenellated walls and minaret among palms, a handcart before it and standing water in front
    Places of worship · Mina El BasalSidi al-Qabbari Mosque1264 (662 AH), enlarged in the 19th century

Mina El Basal and cotton

1850–1952

  1. Squares & streets · Mina El BasalMina El Basal Cotton ExchangeThe 1870s

More places in the district

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