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The Alexandria Naval Unknown Soldier Memorial at the Mansheyia district is dedicated to the unknown soldiers who lost their lives in the sea battles, it is present on the sea shore at Alexandria.^[1] It was built under the rule of Muhammed Ali of Egypt as Alexandria was the main naval base for his son Ibrahim Pasha's expedition to Greece during the Greek War of Independence, that culminated in the Battle of Navarino.

It was original a memorial built by the Italian residents of Alexandria to commemorate the Khedive Ismail, then Gamal Abdel Nasser ordered to change the memorial to its current status.^[2]

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-'''The Alexandria Naval Unknown Soldier Memorial''' at the Mansheyia district is dedicated to the unknown soldiers who lost their lives in the sea battles, it is present on the sea shore at [[Alexandria]].<ref>[http://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/1436R-32066|Alexandria naval Unknown soldier memorial]</ref> It was built under the rule of [[Muhammed Ali rule of Egypt]] as Alexandria was the main naval base for his son [[Ibrahim Pasha]]'s expedition to Greece during the [[Greek War of Independence]], that culminated in the [[Battle of Navarino]].
+'''The Alexandria Naval Unknown Soldier Memorial''' at the Mansheyia district is dedicated to the unknown soldiers who lost their lives in the sea battles, it is present on the sea shore at [[Alexandria]].<ref>[http://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/1436R-32066|Alexandria naval Unknown soldier memorial]</ref> It was built under the rule of [[Muhammed Ali of Egypt]] as Alexandria was the main naval base for his son [[Ibrahim Pasha]]'s expedition to Greece during the [[Greek War of Independence]], that culminated in the [[Battle of Navarino]].
 It was original a memorial built by the Italian residents of Alexandria to commemorate the [[Isma'il Pasha|Khedive Ismail]], then [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] ordered to change the memorial to its current status.<ref>http://www.mmc.gov.eg/museums/mz/gm-alx/mzarat.htm Egyptian armed forces webpage</ref>