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Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa (Alexandria, Egypt)

Description: Address: Alexandria / Egypt / The Catacomb is a historical archaeological site located in Alexandria, Egypt and is ... more

Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa (Alexandria, Egypt) ... considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.

Newest Review: ... catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa are considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages and tend to cover Egyptian, Roman and Hellenic architectural styles and time periods. It is thought that from the 4th century AD it was not used until 1900 when a donkey apparently fell down a shaft leading to it and led to its discovery. Initially it is thought to have been designed as a burial ... more

... ground for just one family but ended up housing a lot more bodies and no one really seems to know why. It's not all just nice deaths down here as perhaps the most famous sarcophagi houses the bodies of people who were ordered to be massacred by Caracall...more

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Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa (Alexandria, Egypt): Get in amongst the dead! (387 words)
by - written on 01/08/09 (Very useful, 32 readings)
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Using a lonelyplanet map it took us a long time to find the Catacombs of Kom el-shoqafa, although obvious when you get there, we'd taken a wrong turn somewhere and ended up in a pretty squalid part of Alexandria. Fortunately, I find that the more squalid the neighbourhood, the more helpful people tend to be in Egypt and it was no time at all before we were shown the way out, strangely enough the child not even insisting on any backsheesh. The catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa are considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages and tend to cover Egyptian, Roman and Hellenic architectural styles and time periods. It is thought that from the 4th century ... Read the complete review