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10/19.- Alexandria, Midan Tahrir
we are now in one of the busiest squares in alexandria: midan tahrir. this square used to be known as
the square of the consuls in the 19th century because most foreign
ambassadors lived here. in 1873 a statue of mohammed ali was placed at the center of the
square (you can see it at the right of the photo). from then on, the
square was known as midan mohammed ali. in 1882 all the buildings
were destroyed in a british air raid. from this square nasser
announced the nationalization of the suez canal. =>
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