Stanley
( arz, ستانلى) is a neighborhood near the city centre of
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 ...
. The area is most famous for the iconic Stanley Bridge on the
Corniche
A corniche is a road on the side of a cliff or mountain, with the ground rising on one side and falling away on the other. The word has been absorbed into English from the French term ' or "road on a ledge", originally derived from the Itali ...
, as well as its private-access beach. The bridge has a total length of 400 meters with 6 spans.
File:Stanley Bridge.jpg, Stanley Bridge
File:Stanley Bridge, Alexandria, Egypt.jpg, View of Stanley Bridge at night
File:Stanley Beach in Alexandria.jpg, Stanley Beach seen from the bridge
See also
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Neighborhoods in Alexandria
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Neighbourhoods of Alexandria
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