Kom el Deka (Roman stairs)

Kom El Deka, also known as Kom el-Dikka, is a neighborhood and archaeological site in Alexandria, Egypt. Early Kom El-Dikka was a well-off residential area, and later it was a major civic center in Alexandria, with a bath complex, auditoria, and a theatre.

Photo: Abdelrhman 1990, CC BY 4.0.

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Type: Park
Description: neighborhood and archaeological site in Alexandria, Egypt
Also known as: “Kom El Deka”, “Kom El-Deka”, and “Kom El-Dikka”

Photo: Neithsabes, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alexandria Opera House and Roman Theatre.

Alexandria Opera House

Theater building

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Alexandria Opera House, also known as Sayed Darwish Theatre, is a historic opera house in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The 1,200-seat Renaissance Revival venue was built from 1918 to 1921, designed by Georges Parcq. Alexandria Opera House is situated 290 metres northwest of Kom el Deka (Roman stairs).

Roman Theatre

Monument

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Roman Theatre is a monument.

Misr Train Station

Railway station

Photo: Abdelrhman 1990, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alexandria railway station is the main railway terminus in Alexandria, Egypt. It is the oldest railway station in the Middle East and Africa. It was established in 1856 coinciding with the decision of Khedive Abbas Hilmi II to establish the first railway line… Misr Train Station is situated 310 metres southeast of Kom el Deka (Roman stairs).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alexandria and Shatby.

Alexandria

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Alexandria is Egypt'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 Alexandria – and still-palpable glimpses of its past.