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The Pharos at Alexandria was probably the first lighthouse in history. It was built in the third century BC and took its name of Pharos from the island on which it stood. It stood there for over 1500 years and in working order for nearly a thousand years. The island of Pharos was at the western edge of the mouth of the River Nile in Egypt, where Alexander the Great founded his city of Alexandria in 331BC.Alexandria was planned from the beginning to be not only the proud capital of Egypt but also an important port. "It" became both of these things. With its wide, straight streets, its royal palaces, its famous library, its museum of arts and sciences where scientists could live and study free of charge, it was perhaps the finest city of the Mediterranean Region.
A lighthouse is on the island of Pharos, off the ………………of Alexandria.
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