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Pharos Lighthouse (Alexandria, Egypt)

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Corporate name headingPharos Lighthouse (Alexandria, Egypt)
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Variant(s)Alexandria, Lighthouse of (Alexandria, Egypt)
Alexandria, Pharos of (Alexandria, Egypt)
Lighthouse of Alexandria (Alexandria, Egypt)
Pharos of Alexandria (Alexandria, Egypt)
Pharos tēs Alexandreias (Alexandria, Egypt)
See alsoEgypt--Antiquities
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Lighthouses--Egypt
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Seven Wonders of the World
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Found inWork cat.: 2009012345: Gauch, Sarah. Voyage to the Pharos, 2009.
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World Book: v. 12 (Lighthouses, Pharos of Alexandria)
Jordan, P. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, 2014: p. 4 (Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria)
Britannica online, Dec. 21, 2018: Pharos of Alexandria (Pharos of Alexandria, ancient lighthouse, Alexandria, Egypt; one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the most famous lighthouse in antiquity)
Wikipedia, Dec. 21, 2018: Lighthouse of Alexandria (The Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Φάρος της Αλεξάνδρειας = Pharos tēs Alexandreias); lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom, during the reign Ptolemy II Philadelphus (280-247 BC); one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World)
Ancient history encyclopedia website, Dec. 21, 2018 (Lighthouse of Alexandria; built on the island of Pharos outside the harbours of Alexandria, Egypt c. 300-280 BCE, during the reigns of Ptolemy I and II; made it onto the established list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World)