HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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What is the name of Alexander’s largest and wealthiest city in Egypt?
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Alexandria
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Persia
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Babylon
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Ionia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Once among the greatest cities of the Mediterranean world and a centre of Hellenic scholarship and science, Alexandria was the capital of Egypt from its founding by Alexander the Great in 332 bce until its surrender to the Arab forces led by ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ in 642 ce.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alexandria was best known for the Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; its Great Library, the largest in the ancient world; and the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alexandria is the third-largest city in Egypt after Cairo and Giza, the seventh-largest city in Africa, and a major economic centre.
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