28/41.- Alexandria, Midan Gomhuiyya, street

Although Alexandria is known as the most modern and Western city in Egypt, still some typical Egyptian scenes can be witnessed in the center of this old city. This photo was taken a few yards from the Gomhuiyya Square, one of the busiest and most centric squares on Alexandria. And I thought the traffic in my city was chaotic!

At the end of the 7th century the Roman empire experienced its first difficulties, when Alexandria was conquered by the Persian troops. Five years later the Roman army would recover Alexandria from the Persian troops. But this Roman domination of Alexandria (and the rest of Egypt) would not last long. In 642 AD the Arab general amr Ibn-el-'Aas peacefully captured Alexandria.

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