Archaeological site · Egypt
Shatby Necropolis
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A Hellenistic cemetery in Alexandria's Shatby district, in use from the late 4th century BCE and excavated by Evaristo Breccia in 1904–10.
Where it is
31.2114, 29.9170
Why go
The Shatby cemetery began receiving burials around the late fourth century BCE, only a couple of decades after Alexander founded the city, and stayed in use for about three hundred years. Covering some 3,500 square metres in the modern Shatby district, it was uncovered between 1904 and 1910 by Evaristo Breccia of the Graeco-Roman Museum. Finds included gravestones, cinerary urns, small sculptures, coins and glass. After decades of deterioration, the Archaeological Society of Alexandria restored the site with backing from the A. G. Leventis Foundation.
Near Shatby Necropolis
Museum
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1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Museum
Alexandria National Museum
A former palace housing collections that trace Alexandria and Egypt through successive historical periods.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Museum
Graeco-Roman Museum
Alexandria’s museum devoted to Egypt during the Greek and Roman periods.
2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Synagogue
Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue
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2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ