Gianaclis ( ar, جناكليس) is a neighbourhood 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, Alexandri ...
,
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
. It is named after the Greek-Egyptian businessman
Nestor Gianaclis who established the
Gianaclis Vineyards in Alexandria and, along with the
Kyriazi Freres, founded the
Egyptian cigarette industry
The Egyptian cigarette industry, during the period between the 1880s and the end of the First World War, was a major export industry that influenced global fashion. It was notable as a rare example of the global periphery setting trends in the ...
.
Notable people from Gianaclis
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Queen Farida of Egypt
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Mahmoud Sa'id, Egyptian artist
See also
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Neighborhoods in Alexandria
External links
Alexandria Egypt Tourism
Neighbourhoods of Alexandria
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