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Kom El Shoqafa: Alexandria’s Underground Wonder
Beneath Alexandria's winding streets, the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa is an eerie trip back into Egypt's Greco-Roman history. This rock-hewn underground necropolis is a blend of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman styles in a spookily beautiful manner.
As you make your way down the spiral staircase to the lower reaches, you will discover sumptuously adorned tombs, statues, and rooms that stand testament to a time when cultures and belief systems blended. At the center is the tomb itself, columns and reliefs gracing it, a pharaonic and classical blend that is otherworldly.
Widely regarded as one of Alexandria's most fascinating sites, the catacombs show us not only how ancient Egyptians prepared their dead but also how they lived, thought, and mixed worlds. Visiting Kom El Shoqafa is like opening a secret page of Egypt's lavishly layered past.
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