Zizinia
Sign in to savethumb|307x307px|The Royal Jewelry Museum in Zizinia, Alexandria Zizinia () is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. It is home to the Royal Jewelry Museum and residence of the Governor of Alexandria. It is regarded as an affluent neighborhood where many lawyers, doctors, and business executives live.
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thumb|307x307px|The Royal Jewelry Museum in Zizinia, Alexandria Zizinia () is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. It is home to the Royal Jewelry Museum and residence of the Governor of Alexandria. It is regarded as an affluent neighborhood where many lawyers, doctors, and business executives live.
== History == The name of the neighborhood goes back to Greek merchant Stephan Zizinia (1784–1868), consul-general of Belgium in Egypt. He sold part of the land he owned in Alexandria to the government for the extension of the tram line. thumb|Statue at the entrance of the Royal Jewelry Museum|359x359px
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zizinia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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