Re: Askandaryah

[Robert Talbott]

Marlene: If Iskandariya is  based on the Arabic form of Alexander (as in Alexander the Great), wouldn't it be more likely that the Iskandariya you're seeing on your records is a reference to Alexandria, Egypt? My two cents.   On 10/14/2010 12:20 PM, Marlene Schiffman wrote: I noticed several records published in Askandaryah which have been coded ua for Egypt. According to Wikipedia, they were published in Iraq. MRS Iskandariya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Iskandariya Iskandariya Iskandariya's location inside Iraq Coordinates: 32°54′N 44°21′E / 32.9°N 44.35°E / 32.9; 44.35 Country Iraq Governorate Babil Iskandariya (إسكندرية, also given as Iskandariyah, Iskanderiyah, Iskanderiya, Iskanderiyeh or Sikandariyeh or Al Askandariyah) is an ancient city in central Iraq, one of a number of towns in the Near East named after Alexander the Great (Iskander in Arabic). It is largely populated by Sunni Muslims, and is located about 25 miles (40 km) south of Baghdad, near the Euphrates River.     Marlene Schiffman Judaica Cataloger Mendel Gottesman Library Yeshiva University 2525 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10033 212 960-5381 FAX: 212 960-0066