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El Gomrok District
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The Anfoushi Tombs

Five rock-cut tombs of the Ptolemaic and early Roman periods, blending Pharaonic, Greek and Roman art, found in 1901.
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The entrances of the Anfoushi tombs cut into the limestone rock, with stone steps going down to them through the grass

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The story

What sets it apart

Rooms cut into the limestone in the form of an ancient Egyptian house.

  • 1The rock-cut tomb entrances
  • 2The stairs down to them
  • 3The garden and the ancient pieces on show

The district’s page on the governorate portal (2010) says the Anfoushi tombs resemble those of El Shatby, cut in the form of an ancient Egyptian house, but that some were reused in the Roman period and that Pharaonic, Greek and Roman art blend in them.

Arabic Wikipedia says they were discovered in 1901, hold five tombs, and date from the Ptolemaic and early Roman periods.

Ancient Alexandria331 BC – 7th century AD

Its place in time

  1. This landmarkThe Anfoushi TombsPtolemaic and early Roman periods, found in 1901
  2. After itKom El NaduraThe Fatimid period; its observatory from Mohamed Ali’s time

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Memories of the place

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  1. The Ptolemaic and early Roman periods

    The five tombs were cut in this period.

    Source: Arabic Wikipedia: «مقابر الأنفوشي»

The other memories 2

  1. The Roman period

    Some of the tombs were reused, and Pharaonic, Greek and Roman art blend in them.

    Source: Alexandria Governorate, El Gomrok District: «مقابر الانفوشي» (2010; archived 29 Dec 2013)

  2. 1901

    The tombs were discovered.

    Source: Arabic Wikipedia: «مقابر الأنفوشي»

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