Islamic Age

In A.D.642, Muslim troops from Arabia captured the city. The Arabs moved the capital of Egypt from Alexandria to Cairo, and by the 1700’s, Alexandria had become a small fishing village. Egypt remained under Arab rule until 1517, when it became a part of the Ottoman (Turkish)
Empire. French troops led by Napoleon Bonaparte captured Alexandria in 1798.

The British and Turks drove the French from Egypt in 1801. After the French departed, Muhammad Ali, an officer in the Turkish army, seized control of Egypt. Alexandria regained its importance as a port under the rule of Ali and his successors. In 1881, a revolt broke out in Alexandria to establish Egyptian control of the government. The British stopped the rioting in 1882 and occupied Egypt.
Alexandria served as the main British naval base in the Mediterranean during both World War I and
World War II.

The British left Alexandria in 1947. By that time, the historic role of foreigners had given the city a
strong international flavor. The foreign influence has since decreased, and Alexandria is much like
other Egyptian cities.

BIBLEOGRAPHY:

1- World Book Encyclopedia
2-Alexandria, An Archeological Guide to the City