The enclosure of the Taposiris Magna temple on the rocky ridge, the blue sea to the right under a sky of white clouds

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Borg El Arab

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The district

Four units, from the sea to the Bahig canal

Borg El Arab town and the local units of the villages of Abu Sir, El Gharbaniyat and Bahig, west of Alexandria between the sea and the Bahig canal.

Unit boundaries (approximate): OCHA/HDX, CAPMAS (CC BY-IGO)

Borg El Arab town
The markaz capital. Its shiakhas: Borg El Arab (A), Borg El Arab (B), El Sanaqra, Hawara, Hamida, Shamikh, Ragab Taeb, Awlad Mansour, Seif El Nasr
Abu Sir
Its villages: El Sharara, South Maraqia, El Shorouk, El Fanar, Wasat El Sahel, Abu Sir. Its nagaas: Fanoush, El Qanashat, Gharb, El Qarya El Om, Samalous, El Azayem, Haboush Sharq, El Qoreidat, Hamlis, El Shatour, El Bahouz
El Gharbaniyat
Its villages: El Gowaira, El Gharbaniyat. Its nagaas: El Asafra, El Nahda, El Gowaida, Hammouda, El Sahfaq, El Baradha, Mesbah
Bahig
Its villages: Bahig (A), El Baragna, El Shahid Abd Rabbo, Abd El Mawla Salem, El Sekka, El Tanmia, Khabboun, El Qasimiya, El Gazzan, Sakran, El Sheikh Gaballah, El Sheikh Sayed, Malsa, El Wehda, Karm Khedr, El Borg El Gedid. Its nagaas: El Sarahna, El Methaq, El Qasimiya, Hamida, El Qetaan

District guideHospitals, schools, public offices and transport

4
Local units
9
Shiakhas in the town
24
Villages

Sources: Alexandria Governorate: Borg El Arab Markaz and City, its limits and administrative divisions (January 2016)

The district’s history

The district’s history in one scroll

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Moments in the district’s history as its landmarks tell it, each with its source.

The New Kingdom
Kom el-Nugus (Plinthine)
Plinthine was lived in from the beginning of the New Kingdom at least; a stela dedicated by Seti II and blocks bearing the cartouche of Ramesses II were found there.
Source: French Institute of Oriental Archaeology (IFAO): Taposiris Magna and Plinthine (opens in a new tab)
3rd century BC
Temple of Osiris at Taposiris Magna
Ptolemy II Philadelphus founded the town of Taposiris Magna and dedicated it to Osiris.
Source: State Information Service (French): «Découverte d’un port antique submergé près du temple de Taposiris Magna à Alexandrie» (18 Sep 2025) (opens in a new tab)
1st century BC
Temple of Osiris at Taposiris Magna
The temple walls standing today were built, after an older Greek temple of the 4th century BC was pulled down.
Source: Al-Ahram Gate: «اكتشافات أثرية جديدة في معبد "تابوزيريس ماجنا" توضح أسرار العصر البطلمي» (9 Dec 2024) (opens in a new tab)
After the Arab conquest
Temple of Osiris at Taposiris Magna
The town was abandoned only some decades after the Arab conquest.
Source: French Institute of Oriental Archaeology (IFAO): Taposiris Magna and Plinthine (opens in a new tab)
November 2022
Temple of Osiris at Taposiris Magna
The Supreme Council of Antiquities announced a rock-cut tunnel about 13 metres below ground, about 1,305 metres long.
Source: Youm7: «السياحة والآثار تعلن عن كشف أثرى جديد بمنطقة معبد تابوزيريس ماجنا» (3 Nov 2022) (opens in a new tab)
19 August 2026
Temple of Osiris at Taposiris Magna
The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities ordered a plan to develop the site ahead of opening it to visitors.
Source: El Watan: «وزير السياحة يوجه بإعداد مشروع لتطوير موقع تابوزيريس ماجنا وفتحه للزيارة» (19 Aug 2026) (opens in a new tab)

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Antiquities · Abu Sir, Taposiris Magna
Temple of Osiris at Taposiris Magna

News

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4 October 2026Announcements

Low pressure and water cuts in old Borg El Arab and the villages on 5 October

The water company announced low pressure or cuts from noon on Monday 5 October 2026 in old Borg El Arab, Bahig, Abu Sir and El Gharbaniyat, because of works on the route of the high-speed electric train.

30 September 2026Announcements
The governor’s public meeting at the technology centre in the markaz headquarters
10 September 2026Announcements
Low pressure and water cuts in old Borg El Arab and the villages on 11 September
5 August 2026Announcements
The Governor of Alexandria meets residents at the markaz headquarters

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Borg El Arab on the map

Address: Borg El Arab Markaz and City headquarters, Anwar El Sadat Street, old Borg El Arab town, Alexandria
Phone: +20 3 4650011

Emergency and hotline numbers 8

Emergency and hotline numbers
National government complaints line	16528
Alexandria Governorate operations room (from a landline)	114
Child helpline	16000
Police	122
Ambulance	123
Fire service	180
Gas emergency	129
Electricity faults	121

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Borg El Arab

Four units, from the sea to the Bahig canal

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