Dekheila ( ar, الدخيلة) is a neighborhood in
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...
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Egypt
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with a large seaport. It is located 7 miles west of Alexandria and the seaport is an extension of the port located in Alexandria.
Dekheila is the probable location of the ancient Christian monastic complex of the
Pempton
The Pempton (Greek language, Greek τὸ πέμπτον, "the fifth") was a complex of Christian monasteries in late Roman Egypt. It was named for the fifth milestone west of Alexandria along the coastal road between Lake Mareotis and the Mediterra ...
at the fifth milestone west of Alexandria. There is evidence of a
Gaianite community there.
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See also
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Neighborhoods in Alexandria
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Several o ...
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Populated places in Alexandria Governorate
Neighbourhoods of Alexandria
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