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On 12 October 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved to Alexandria, Egypt. The result of the discussion was not moved.

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History to present day.

Think the Egyptian Revolution, Suez Crisis (i.e. when did the British leave?) Dunc_Harris|☺ 11:19, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 January 2024 and 7 May 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Qaddoumio1 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Issai920 (talk) 22:54, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect City of Alexandria has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 January 31 § City of Alexandria until a consensus is reached. Duckmather (talk) 05:40, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Is there precedent on the site for prominently featuring historical languages of a city in the lead and infobox, despite their lack of official status in its modern incarnation? I find no similar cases in cities of comparable historical status, such as Kaliningrad, Mexico City, Istanbul or even London. This seems more appropriately placed in an etymology section, as Greek has no status in Egypt today. Given that the removal of this language has been consistently contested, it would be useful to review Wikipedia guidelines on the proper presentation of such names. Turnopoems (talk) 12:43, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. This should be left for the relevant section below. In fact, the relevant guideline in the style manual (MOS:FOREIGNEQUIV) states that the lead should limit itself to one relevant non-English name in parenthesis. Since Coptic is no longer in use except as a liturgical language, it too should be moved to the "Name" section instead. R Prazeres (talk) 16:34, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is a link to brazilwood in the Islamic Era section. It makes it seem like it comes from either Arabia, India, or Southeast Asia, yet Brazilwood is from South America. I suspect it is wrong, or more context is needed. It is especially suspicious since it is talking about the midieval period when Brazil was still unknown. 104.254.203.226 (talk) 19:20, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]