El-Horeya Road
طريق الحرية (Arabic) | |
Clockwise from top: Adda Building, Villa Sinigallia, Villa Averino, Paraskevas Building, Alexandria National Museum | |
| Former name(s) | Fuad I Road, Rosette Road, Canopic Way |
|---|---|
| Length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Location | Alexandria, Egypt |
El-Horeya Road (Arabic: طريق الحرية, lit. 'the liberty road') is a street in Alexandria, Egypt. It follows the course of an ancient Canopic Way (Ancient Greek: Κανωπικής οδού).
History
During the times of the Ptolemaic Kingdom the Canopic Way used to be decorated with marble columns, and was bordered to the north by the Moon Gate and to the south by the Sun Gate.[1] It was intersected at its western end by the Soma Street (Ancient Greek: Σώμα, modern Nabi Daniil Street), where the site of Alexander's Tomb was located. The famous Mouseion, which included the Library of Alexandria, was close by this intersection.[2]
In the 5th century this area of the city got mostly desolated, and many buildings fell into ruin, and the city centre shifted north towards the seaside.
After the Arab Conquest of Egypt the city shrunk even further, and its borders were defined by the new Arab Walls, the remains of which can be seen on the road. The street became known as Bab al-Rashid (Arabic: باب الرشيد, lit. 'gates of Rosetta'), after one of the gates of these walls.
It was renamed to Fuad I Road at the beginning of the 20th century, and got its modern name after the 1952 Egyptian Revolution.[3]
References
- ↑ "Alexandria Portal". www.alexandria.gov.eg. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ↑ "Alexandria - City layout | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ↑ ""الطريق الكانوبى" .. شارع فؤاد شاهد على ماضى الإسكندرية". المصرى اليوم.
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