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History to present day.
Think the Egyptian Revolution, Suez Crisis (i.e. when did the British leave?) Dunc_Harris| ☺ 11:19, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Surely interested editors can fill in the history from the tidal wave of the fourth century to the seventh century? 104.169.37.99 ( talk) 17:31, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
Overall, many strides can be made to significantly improve the citation practices of this article. There are entire sections and subsections without any citations. With regards to the initial summary, the information about Alexander's body being moved to Egypt is unecessary and should be removed. There are also major gaps within the history section that I commented on in a reply, and several subheadings like Christianity which can arguable be moved under the history heading. One thing this article does well is providing a lot of images. Adrian Velazquez 2003 ( talk) 14:52, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
The article attempts to highlight too many aspects of Alexandria and has produced an overflow of information on subjects that only scrape the surface of Alexandria. Various lists within the article can arguably be shortened. The overproduction of train stations and routes makes the article seem like it is produced as a travel site not an informative article on Alexandria. Also, in the section on Education, and specifically within the "schools" subsection, there seems to be biased as the author seems to be ranking the schools based on which language is spoken, not the studies learned within. The subsection below "women" is clearly unfinished and does not do the proper justice to the development of women's studies within Alexandria. Furthermore, the section on Education does not mention the historical importance of education in Alexandria and how it has developed. Overall, the article tends to focus on various lists of entities within Alexandria and fails to explain their significance and contribution to Alexandria's uniquity. Ashg1177 ( talk) 00:15, 4 April 2023 (UTC)Ashleyg1177 Ashg1177 ( talk) 00:15, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
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History to present day.
Think the Egyptian Revolution, Suez Crisis (i.e. when did the British leave?) Dunc_Harris| ☺ 11:19, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Surely interested editors can fill in the history from the tidal wave of the fourth century to the seventh century? 104.169.37.99 ( talk) 17:31, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
Overall, many strides can be made to significantly improve the citation practices of this article. There are entire sections and subsections without any citations. With regards to the initial summary, the information about Alexander's body being moved to Egypt is unecessary and should be removed. There are also major gaps within the history section that I commented on in a reply, and several subheadings like Christianity which can arguable be moved under the history heading. One thing this article does well is providing a lot of images. Adrian Velazquez 2003 ( talk) 14:52, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
The article attempts to highlight too many aspects of Alexandria and has produced an overflow of information on subjects that only scrape the surface of Alexandria. Various lists within the article can arguably be shortened. The overproduction of train stations and routes makes the article seem like it is produced as a travel site not an informative article on Alexandria. Also, in the section on Education, and specifically within the "schools" subsection, there seems to be biased as the author seems to be ranking the schools based on which language is spoken, not the studies learned within. The subsection below "women" is clearly unfinished and does not do the proper justice to the development of women's studies within Alexandria. Furthermore, the section on Education does not mention the historical importance of education in Alexandria and how it has developed. Overall, the article tends to focus on various lists of entities within Alexandria and fails to explain their significance and contribution to Alexandria's uniquity. Ashg1177 ( talk) 00:15, 4 April 2023 (UTC)Ashleyg1177 Ashg1177 ( talk) 00:15, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 January 2024 and 7 May 2024. Further details are available
on the course page. Student editor(s):
Qaddoumio1 (
article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by Issai920 ( talk) 22:54, 11 April 2024 (UTC)