Name: Darayya
Address: Darayya, Levant & Iraq

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Alexandria

Alexandria is the principal seaport of Egypt, on the Mediterranean at the western angle of the Delta; Alexander the Great founded it in 332 BC, and it was surrendered to the Arabs in 21/642, still a great city though its glory had diminished. It was the seat of rule in Egypt before Fustat, with two harbours, the Pharos lighthouse, walls and four main gates, and it was a centre of textiles and international trade, where the Maliki school prevailed and where Sunni madrasas and ribats were founded. In the report of the letter of Amr ibn al-As to Umar ibn al-Khattab he took it by force with no treaty, while Yazid ibn Abi Habib held it was wholly a peace settlement, and al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam marked out a plot there. Al-Maqrizi reports it stayed a house of learning and wisdom until the Muslims took it; al-Maqdisi, around 375 AH, describes a fine town on the Mediterranean with a strong fortress.

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