North Africa
Egypt
Alexandria Governorate

Unknown Soldier

Alexandria Naval Unknown Soldier Memorial at the Manshaya district is dedicated to the unknown soldiers who lost their lives in the sea battles, it is present on the Corniche of .
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: memorial dedicated to the unknown soldiers who lost their lives in the sea battles
  • Also known as: “Al Jundī al Majhūl”, “Alexandria Naval Unknown Soldier Memorial”, “Khedive Ismail Monument”, and “Unknown Soldier’s Tomb”
  • Address: الإسكندرية
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Consulate of France and Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Government office
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a government office.

Lighthouse
The , sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria, was a lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus. is situated 1½ km northwest of Unknown Soldier.

Synagogue
Photo: Marsupium, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Jewish synagogue, located in Ahmed Orabi Square, in , . is situated 160 metres south of Unknown Soldier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alexandria and Safar.

Photo: Wing, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is 's second largest city, its largest seaport, and the country's window onto the Mediterranean Sea. The city is a faded shadow of its former glorious cosmopolitan self, but still worth a visit for its many cultural attractions – particularly the new Library of – and still-palpable glimpses of its past.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in , .

Hamlet
Photo: Delengar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in , .

Unknown Soldier

Latitude
31.19997° or 31° 11′ 60″ north
Longitude
29.89374° or 29° 53′ 38″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8G3F5VXV+XF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1263173000
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
8365069
Wiki­data ID
Q3013168
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Unknown Soldier” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجندي المجهول”
  • Arabic: “النصب التذكاري للجندي المجهول بالإسكندرية”
  • Arabic: “قبر الجندي البحري المجهول بالإسكندرية”
  • Arabic: “قبر الجندي المجهول”
  • Arabic: “نصب الجندي المجهول بالإسكندرية”
  • Arabic: “نصب الجندي المجهول”
  • Cebuano: “Al Jundī al Majhūl”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نصب الجندى المجهول بالاسكندريه”
  • Hausa: “Alexandria Naval Unknown Soldier Memorial”
  • Japanese: “アレクサンドリア海軍無名戦士の記念碑”
  • Spanish: “Monumento al soldado desconocido”
  • Swedish: “Al Jundī al Majhūl”

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