# Roots Earth in Alexandria: audio stories about 44 places Canonical: https://rootsearth.com/cities/alexandria Published: 16 September 2026 Roots Earth has audio stories about 44 places in Alexandria, Egypt, in Africa. The Alexandria stories are in all seven Roots Earth languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The app needs no account: open Alexandria, pick a place on the city's map of places and play. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. The stories are written by local people. The 44 places are listed below in the order the app shows them, and again further down with their coordinates. The lists were taken from the Roots Earth catalogue on 15 September 2026. ## The 44 places in Alexandria with audio stories In the order the app shows them. 1. Citadel of Qaitbay 2. Bibliotheca Alexandrina 3. Pompey's Pillar 4. Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa 5. Kom El Deka Roman Theatre 6. Montaza Palace 7. Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque 8. Alexandria National Museum 9. Graeco-Roman Museum 10. Stanley Bridge 11. Ras El Tin Palace 12. Royal Jewelry Museum 13. Nabi Daniel Mosque 14. Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral 15. Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue 16. Cavafy Museum 17. Alexandria Opera House 18. Cecil Hotel 19. Palais d'Antoniadis 20. Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos site) 21. Serapeum of Alexandria 22. Shallalat Gardens 23. Alexandria Corniche 24. Saad Zaghloul Square 25. Tahrir Square 26. Alexandria Stadium 27. Alexandria University 28. Anfoushi 29. Abu Qir 30. Borg El Arab Stadium 31. El Mansheya 32. El Attarine 33. Moharam Bek 34. Smouha 35. Sidi Gaber 36. Stanley 37. Sidi Bishr 38. Miami 39. Agami 40. Karmouz 41. Bacos 42. Mahmoud Said Museum 43. San Stefano 44. El Max ## Is there an audio guide for Citadel of Qaitbay? Yes. Citadel of Qaitbay has its audio stories in the Roots Earth app: a short introduction and a deeper story, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. It is place 1 of the 44 Alexandria places in the app, at 31.214, 29.8852. Every one of the other 43 places in the list above has the same two stories. Roots Earth is not a guided tour: you choose the place on the city's map of places and play its story yourself. ## How to use Roots Earth in Alexandria Open Roots Earth and choose Alexandria. The city has its own map of places with all 44 of them on it. Tap the place you are standing in front of, or any other, and play its short introduction or its deeper story. You decide what to listen to and in which order. You can listen in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian, and there is no account. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. --- **In full** All 44 places in Alexandria, in the app's order, with their coordinates. ## All 44 places in Alexandria, with coordinates Every place below has a short introduction and a deeper story in the Roots Earth app, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The names, the coordinates (latitude, longitude) and the one line descriptions are the app's own catalogue values of 15 September 2026; a place without a line here has none that this page can print. ### 1. Citadel of Qaitbay - Coordinates: 31.214, 29.8852 - In one line: A honey-coloured Mamluk fortress guarding Alexandria's eastern harbour, built between 1477 and 1479 by Sultan Qaitbay on the ruins of the ancient Pharos Lighthouse, reusing its fallen stones. Today it holds a maritime museum. ### 2. Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Coordinates: 31.20888889, 29.90916667 - In one line: A vast tilted disc of glass and granite on the seafront, opened in 2002 and designed by the Norwegian firm Snøhetta. Conceived as a revival of the ancient Library of Alexandria, it holds a sweeping reading room beneath an angled roof. ### 3. Pompey's Pillar - Coordinates: 31.1825, 29.89641667 - In one line: A towering Roman column of red Aswan granite, raised around 298 of the common era to honour the emperor Diocletian, not Pompey, despite its misleading name. Standing nearly 27 metres tall at the ruined Serapeum, it is the largest ancient column in Egypt. ### 4. Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa - Coordinates: 31.178558, 29.892954 - In one line: An underground necropolis cut into rock in the 2nd century of the common era, the largest Roman burial site in Egypt. Rediscovered by accident in 1900, its chambers fuse Egyptian, Greek and Roman funerary art in startling combinations, reached by a spiral stair. ### 5. Kom El Deka Roman Theatre - Coordinates: 31.196687, 29.90564 - In one line: The only Roman theatre found in Egypt, a small marble-tiered odeon unearthed in central Alexandria from 1960 by Polish archaeologists. Set among baths, lecture halls and the mosaic-floored Villa of the Birds, it anchors the city's largest Greco-Roman excavation. ### 6. Montaza Palace - Coordinates: 31.2886, 30.0159 - In one line: A royal summer palace above the Mediterranean, blending Ottoman and Florentine styles beneath a tall Italian Renaissance tower. The Salamlek dates to 1892 under Khedive Abbas the Second; King Fuad the First added the grand Haramlik in 1932, ringed by vast gardens. ### 7. Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque - Coordinates: 31.20555556, 29.88222222 - In one line: Alexandria's grandest mosque, rebuilt between 1929 and 1945 to designs by Italian architect Mario Rossi in a Neo-Mamluk style. Its cream stone, soaring minaret and clustered domes rise over the 13th-century tomb of the Sufi saint Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi. ### 8. Alexandria National Museum - Coordinates: 31.2011, 29.9132 - In one line: Housed in a restored 1928 Italianate villa on Tariq Al-Horreya, this museum opened in 2003 and traces Alexandria from Pharaonic times to the modern age across three floors, including finds raised from the seabed. ### 9. Graeco-Roman Museum - Coordinates: 31.199259, 29.906872 - In one line: Founded in 1892 and reopened in 2023 after long renovation, this neoclassical museum gathers more than 40,000 objects from Alexandria's Hellenistic and Roman past, from Tanagra figurines to mosaics and sculptures of the god Serapis. ### 10. Stanley Bridge - Coordinates: 31.234307, 29.946485 - In one line: Opened in 2001 over the curving bay at Stanley, this 400-meter seafront bridge carries the Corniche on six graceful spans framed by towers, and has become a beloved modern emblem of Alexandria's Mediterranean shore. ### 11. Ras El Tin Palace - Coordinates: 31.19919444, 29.86863889 - In one line: Built under Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1834 and 1848, this grand harbourside palace was where King Farouk signed his abdication in 1952. It now serves as a presidential residence, viewed from outside. ### 12. Royal Jewelry Museum - Coordinates: 31.2407, 29.963 - In one line: Set in a 1919 villa once owned by Princess Fatma al-Zahraa and opened as a museum in 1986, this Alexandria gem displays the dazzling jewels of Egypt's Muhammad Ali dynasty amid stained glass and painted ceilings. ### 13. Nabi Daniel Mosque - Coordinates: 31.19482, 29.90183 - In one line: Built at the end of the 18th century and restored by Muhammad Ali Pasha in 1823, this Neo-Mamluk mosque holds revered tombs in its crypt and is long, if unproven, rumored to stand near the lost tomb of Alexander the Great. ### 14. Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral - Coordinates: 31.19829, 29.899403 - In one line: Standing on a site linked to Saint Mark the Evangelist, with its present basilica built between 1950 and 1952, this cathedral is the historic seat of the Coptic Pope and holds relics of the saint who brought Christianity to Egypt. ### 15. Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue - Coordinates: 31.19888889, 29.90027778 - In one line: A grand synagogue on Nabi Daniel Street, rebuilt in 1850 in marble and neoclassical splendor. Once the heart of Alexandria's vast Jewish community, it was restored and rededicated in 2020. ### 16. Cavafy Museum - Coordinates: 31.197582, 29.90128 - In one line: The Alexandria apartment where Greek poet Constantine Cavafy lived and died, opened to the public as a museum in 1992. It preserves his rooms, books, portraits, and manuscripts on the street that now bears his name. ### 17. Alexandria Opera House - Coordinates: 31.19666667, 29.90138889 - In one line: Alexandria's historic opera house, built in 1918 and inaugurated in 1921 as the Teatro Mohamed Ali. Seating around 1,200, it was later renamed the Sayed Darwish Theatre for the city's beloved composer. ### 18. Cecil Hotel - Coordinates: 31.2008, 29.8984 - In one line: A storied seafront hotel on Saad Zaghloul Square, opened in 1929 by the Metzger family. Its 82 rooms hosted Winston Churchill, Somerset Maugham, and wartime intrigue, and it features in Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet. ### 19. Palais d'Antoniadis - Coordinates: 31.20222222, 29.95083333 - In one line: A 19th-century villa and formal garden built for the Greek magnate Sir John Antoniadis, modelled on Versailles. Donated to the city in 1918, its grounds hosted the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty ceremony and remain part of Alexandria's great public gardens. ### 20. Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos site) - Coordinates: 31.2148, 29.886 - In one line: The site of the ancient Pharos, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. ### 21. Serapeum of Alexandria - Coordinates: 31.1825, 29.8964 - In one line: The ruins of the great temple of Serapis, built under Ptolemy the Third in the 3rd century BCE. It held a daughter library of the famous Library of Alexandria and was destroyed in 391 CE. Pompey's Pillar still towers over the site. ### 22. Shallalat Gardens - Coordinates: 31.20305556, 29.91388889 - In one line: Shallalat Gardens is a leafy public park in the Al Shatby quarter of Alexandria, named for its waterfalls. Among its lakes and trees stand surviving fragments of the city's ancient and medieval defensive walls. ### 23. Alexandria Corniche - Coordinates: 31.2065, 29.899 - In one line: The Alexandria Corniche is the city's grand seafront boulevard, opened in 1935. Curving for more than ten miles along the Mediterranean, it links the old harbor with Montaza and remains the social spine of Alexandria. ### 24. Saad Zaghloul Square - Coordinates: 31.2005, 29.8987 - In one line: Saad Zaghloul Square is downtown Alexandria's seafront heart, near Raml Station. A bronze statue of nationalist leader Saad Zaghloul, unveiled in 1938, presides over a plaza ringed by historic hotels and cafes. ### 25. Tahrir Square - Coordinates: 31.2007, 29.8957 - In one line: Tahrir Square, long known as Mansheya and once the Place des Consuls, is a historic public square in Alexandria. At its center stands the equestrian statue of Muhammad Ali, unveiled in 1873. ### 26. Alexandria Stadium - Coordinates: 31.197096, 29.913239 - In one line: Alexandria Stadium, opened in 1929, is the oldest stadium in Egypt and Africa. Designed with Islamic flourishes, it hosted the first Mediterranean Games in 1951 and remains a home for the city's football clubs. ### 27. Alexandria University - Coordinates: 31.20194444, 29.90527778 - In one line: Alexandria University, founded in 1938 and once named for King Farouk, is among Egypt's leading public universities. Its faculties spread across the city, and its alumni include Nobel laureate Ahmed Zewail. ### 28. Anfoushi - Coordinates: 31.2025, 29.8785 - In one line: Anfoushi is one of Alexandria's oldest neighborhoods, set on the former Pharos peninsula. Beneath its busy streets lie the Anfushi tombs, a Ptolemaic era necropolis discovered in 1901, where Egyptian and Greek art blend. ### 29. Abu Qir - Coordinates: 31.3167, 30.0667 - In one line: A fishing town and bay northeast of Alexandria, famous for the 1798 naval Battle of the Nile, for sunken ancient cities beneath its waters, and for some of Egypt's finest grilled seafood. ### 30. Borg El Arab Stadium - Coordinates: 30.99762222, 29.72325278 - In one line: Egypt's second-largest modern football arena, opened in 2007 west of Alexandria. Built by the Armed Forces with a capacity of 86,000, it is a home ground of the national team and a giant of African sport. ### 31. El Mansheya - Coordinates: 31.198, 29.8945 - In one line: Alexandria's grand commercial heart, a 19th-century square once called Place des Consuls. Anchored by the equestrian Muhammad Ali statue, it is a district of banks, traders, and busy street life near the seafront. ### 32. El Attarine - Coordinates: 31.1965, 29.9035 - In one line: A maze of lanes near Mansheya famous for antiques and furniture. Once the spice traders' quarter, El Attarine now sells old European pieces, brass, and curiosities, gathered around its historic mosque. ### 33. Moharam Bek - Coordinates: 31.191658, 29.911773 - In one line: A central Alexandria district named for an Ottoman-era naval commander and governor. A mixed residential and working quarter, it is known for the Alexandria Stadium and its classic old facades. ### 34. Smouha - Coordinates: 31.218307, 29.943652 - In one line: An upscale Alexandria district built on a drained marsh in the 1920s by businessman Joseph Smouha. Planned as a garden suburb, it is now a leafy residential and commercial quarter home to Smouha Sporting Club. ### 35. Sidi Gaber - Coordinates: 31.221169, 29.938073 - In one line: A busy Alexandria district named for a medieval Moroccan Sufi saint. Home to a historic railway station, the main rail gateway to the city, plus a mosque, tram lines, and constant commuter life. ### 36. Stanley - Coordinates: 31.234307, 29.946485 - In one line: Stanley is a seafront neighborhood in eastern Alexandria built around a curved bay. Its tiered beach cabins climb the slopes, and the arched Stanley Bridge, opened in 2001, carries the Corniche across the water. ### 37. Sidi Bishr - Coordinates: 31.252066, 29.994464 - In one line: Sidi Bishr is a large seaside neighborhood in eastern Alexandria named for a medieval Sufi saint whose shrine stands here. Its three sheltered beaches grew into a beloved summering district once the Corniche reached the area. ### 38. Miami - Coordinates: 31.267694, 29.995365 - In one line: Miami is a lively beachfront district in eastern Alexandria, borrowing its name from the Florida city. Part of the Montaza area near Sidi Bishr, it draws summer crowds to its sands, restaurants, and shops. ### 39. Agami - Coordinates: 31.095866, 29.760389 - In one line: Agami is a coastal resort district approximately 20 kilometers west of central Alexandria, famous for its turquoise waters. Once an elite retreat, it now draws middle-class Egyptians to beaches such as Bitash and Hannoville. ### 40. Karmouz - Coordinates: 31.1855, 29.8985 - In one line: Karmouz is a working district of inland Alexandria built around Pompey's Pillar, a 27-meter red granite column raised about 298 for Emperor Diocletian on the ruins of the ancient Serapeum. ### 41. Bacos - Coordinates: 31.227, 29.943 - In one line: Bacos is a dense inland neighborhood in eastern Alexandria, named for the god Bacchus and known for its busy street markets. Egypt's future president Gamal Abdel Nasser was born here in 1918. ### 42. Mahmoud Said Museum - Coordinates: 31.2233, 29.9512 - In one line: The Mahmoud Said Museum occupies the family villa of painter Mahmoud Said in the Gianaclis district of Alexandria. A judge turned artist, Said lived from 1897 to 1964 and is regarded as a pioneer of modern Egyptian painting. ### 43. San Stefano - Coordinates: 31.2425, 29.9645 - In one line: San Stefano is a seaside district in eastern Alexandria, once home to a grand 19th-century hotel and casino at the end of the tram lines, now anchored by a towering hotel-and-mall complex on the Mediterranean shore. ### 44. El Max - Coordinates: 31.158, 29.835 - In one line: El Max is a fishing community in western Alexandria, strung along the Mahmoudiyah Canal, where brightly painted houses and crowded wooden boats earned it the affectionate nickname the Venice of Egypt. ## Roots Earth in short Roots Earth has audio stories about 5,665 places in 130 cities, 25 countries and 6 regions, written by local people. - No account - Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection - Audio stories in English and German in every city, and in Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian in 126 of the 130 cities Roots Earth for Android is available on Google Play: [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsearth.app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsearth.app). ## More from Roots Earth - [Africa in the Roots Earth catalogue](https://rootsearth.com/cities#africa): every city in Africa with its number of places and its languages. - [What Roots Earth is](https://rootsearth.com/app): the app in one page, how it works and what is in it. - [Questions travellers ask](https://rootsearth.com/faq): the cities, the languages, the account, listening without a connection. - [The 7 languages](https://rootsearth.com/languages): the seven languages with their codes and how many cities each one covers. - [Aswan](https://rootsearth.com/cities/aswan): 40 places in Egypt with audio stories. - [Cairo](https://rootsearth.com/cities/cairo): 52 places in Egypt with audio stories. - [Giza](https://rootsearth.com/cities/giza): 40 places in Egypt with audio stories. - [Luxor](https://rootsearth.com/cities/luxor): 46 places in Egypt with audio stories. 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