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When did Alexander the Great found Alexandria in Egypt?

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Abu El-Abbas mosque in Alexandria, Egypt, featuring ornate domes, arched entrances, intricate stonework, and a large patterned courtyard in the foreground. — Alexandria The mosque of Abū al-ʿAbbās al-Mursī, Alexandria, Egypt.

Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria in 332 bce. He established the city to serve as the capital of his new Egyptian dominion and as a strategic naval base to control the Mediterranean.12