Accessibility and Mediterranean roles for the Port of Alexandri

Alexandria beyond the Myth Abstract To use Jac Smit's words. the "enigma of Alexandna" evinces a periodical need to relnvent an ad Aegyptum geographical role for the city: close enough to Egypt to benefit from the country's resources; far enough to preserve its independent Identity." It is just the recurring nature of this problem - a strategic project for the city. for its Infrastructures, resources for industry. its trading relations and sociaI cohesion - thal makes of .AIexandria such an important point of observation for continuing urban research. Alexandria and Its surroundings: the sea. the lake. the Delta, the desert with all the potential force of Its millenary history and civilization.