Alexandria (Arabic:الإسكندريةal-Iskandariyya;Coptic:ⲢⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉRakotə;Greek:Αλεξάνδρεια;Ancient Greek:Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἡ κατ' Αἴγυπτον;Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه[eskendeˈrejːæ]), wi a population o 4.1 million, is the seicond-lairgest ceety inEgyp, an is the kintra's lairgest seaport, servin approximately 80% o Egyp's imports an exports. Alexandria is an' a' an important tourist resort. Alexandria extends aboot 32km (20mi) alang the coast o theMediterranean Sea in north-central Egyp. It is hame tae theBibliotheca Alexandrina (the newLibrary o Alexandria). It is an important industrial centre acause o itsnatural gas anile pipelines fraeSuez.
Frae the late 19t century, Alexandria became a major centre o the internaitional shippin industry an ane o the maist important tradin centers in the warld, baith acause it profitit frae the easy owerland connection atween the Mediterranean Sea an theRed Sea, an the lucrative tred inEgyptian cotton.
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