Saturday, 8 October 2011

Alexandria

Alexandria

Geographic Location:

Acquire the geographical location of the Alexandria of great importance; is one of the most important sea ports around the Mediterranean, has earned the site a climate distinct from the rest of the countries of Egypt, and make them vulnerable to invasions by marine eras different, and has described Ibn Battuta said: (is the gap Mahroos, towing Almonos ).

From the date of Alexandria:

In the year (20 AH / 641 AD) opened the Amr Ibn El-Aas fortress "Babylon" opened up in front of him the way to Alexandria, and marched to it in the spring of the first year (20 AH), and is open to Muslims after a siege of (14) months. He gave the governors of Alexandria, the Muslims in the Umayyad and Abbasid fortifying the coast ligaments and considered it home ligament; it vulnerable to attack from the sea, and its port fix the ports of Egypt to the descent of the enemy, and interested governors also built a number of mosques which, including: a mosque Moses peace be upon him, and the Mosque of vegetables, and the Mosque of Suleiman mosque or compassion.

And is interested in Muslims in Alexandria as the most important naval base where they built houses for the shipbuilding industry.

In Ayyubid Saladin cared much attention in Alexandria; Vahtm Bamartha and fortify the walls and the empowerment of land and sea defenses, and established a school where Saladin and Pemmarstana (ie, hospital) and a home for the Moroccans.

- Alexandria was the scene brighter Islamic eras in the Mamluk era, was built in this era more than three-quarters of the effects of Alexandria, which still exists to date, especially built by al-Nasir Muhammad and his successors, and also the famous castle built by Sultan Bey.

Scientific movement in Alexandria:

Alexandria was before the Islamic conquest of the largest centers of the two cultures, Greek, Romanian, and despite the departure of people from the study of Greek philosophy after the conquest but the Alexandria still occupies its World Cultural throughout the Islamic period; has excelled where many of the scientists who were educated in schools that were built in those times, in the Medicine excelled Nofal and Saeed Bin Saeed Bin penguin, has contributed bimaristan which was built by Saladin in the prosperity of medical science and other sciences that were taught school Salah al-Din, Mamluk and excelled in medicine, Abdul Wahid bin Moroccan almonds. In engineering, philosophy and science of mental excelled Rashid ibn al-Zubayr and Abu al-Aswani Makarem bin Amer bin Al Fattouh, excelled in astronomy I'm clever astronomer in the Mamluk period. The Alexandria since the Fatimid era Forum Scholars of Morocco and Andalusia and the Levant, both are reminded of them: Abu Hajjaj Yusuf bin Abdul Aziz bin Nader Almiourgui, and Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Muhammad al-Qurashi miserable Sicilian, and Abu Bakr Tartooshi, Abdul Rahman bin Abi Bakr bin obsolete.

The study in forensic science and the Arab system of scientific seminars in the mosques and the mosques of Alexandria, ancient and modern.

Landmarks Alexandria:

Doors: One of the main doors, "the door of syphilis," and "door Nectarine", and "the Strait of Bab."

- Castles: the most important of the "Bey Citadel," filed by King al-Ashraf Bey years (882 AH). The castle of "string", built by Sultan bin Nasser Qalawun. In addition to a group of famous towers which were built in the Mamluk period, including: East Tower, Tower Dargham, Tower Attic door, and the tower door syphilis.

Mosques: Mosque of the most important of the east known Attarine Mosque, was built in (1669 m).

Schools: School of salvation which was built by Ben Abid salvation.

School Nabulsih: built by Sheikh Jamal al-Din al-Nabulsi.

Two schools and I'm proud of the University: It was established by Abd al-Latif al-Tikriti.

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