Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers . Environs. ALEXANDRIA. :. Koiile. 25 the Greek school. The first stopping-place is Shalbi {Chatby; PI. 1,2), beyond whicli we pass the Jewish, Christian, and Arab cemeteries.— Near the station of Chathy-lrs-Baim (PI. K, 1), to the left, on theshore, are sea-baths and an ancient necropolis, the tombs of whichbelong mostly to the early-Ptolemaic period (intending visitors mustbe provided M-ith a permit from Prol. l>reccia, p. 21). We nowtraverse the rubbish-heaps of the ancient Alcopoifs (p. 13), the largeE. suburb of Alexandria founded by Augnstu
Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers . Environs. ALEXANDRIA. :. Koiile. 25 the Greek school. The first stopping-place is Shalbi {Chatby; PI. 1,2), beyond whicli we pass the Jewish, Christian, and Arab cemeteries.— Near the station of Chathy-lrs-Baim (PI. K, 1), to the left, on theshore, are sea-baths and an ancient necropolis, the tombs of whichbelong mostly to the early-Ptolemaic period (intending visitors mustbe provided M-ith a permit from Prol. l>reccia, p. 21). We nowtraverse the rubbish-heaps of the ancient Alcopoifs (p. 13), the largeE. suburb of Alexandria founded by Augnstus on the site of his. Wagner i Deljes, Leipag liiial victory over the adlierents of Antony (station. Camp de Cesar;PI. K, l),and reach the suburban station oiIhrdhlrrilijehiIhrahimia),with a Greek-Orthodox church and numerous villas. Near here is aGrzeco-Jewish necropolis of the 3rd cent. The next stations are Sporting Club (a British club with a race-course) and Cleopatra; on the right are the Lake of Hadra and thebroad expanse of Lake Mareotis. Beside the station of S7di Oaber (astation on the railway to Cairo, p. 31, at which the Abuktr-Rosettaline, p. 30, diverges) is (I.) a mosque, built by the present Khediveover the tomb of the Mohammedan saint Sidi Gaber. The track now runs parallel with the road from Alexandria-Stat. Moustapha Pacha. On an eminence to the left are the remainsof a chateau built by Ismail Paslia, now used by the British mili- 26 Route -2. RAMLEH. Environs tary authorities, and barracks for British troops (parade servico inthe garrison church of St. George at 11 ). The builu
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