harbour

The harbour on Lake Mareotis

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The lake harbour on the city's southern side, joined to the Nile by canals. Strabo says it handled more trade than the sea harbours: Egypt's goods, papyrus among them, came this way.

The evidence: Strabo; the ancient lake shore is now largely built over.

Within Alexandria.

This place through time

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