White-crested waves break onto a sandy beach at Stella Heights village on Egypt's North Coast near Alexandria, with turquoise and deep blue Mediterranean waters stretching to the horizon under a cloudless sky. The image captures the natural coastal landscape of the North Coast (El Sahel), a major summer destination for Egyptian families. The North Coast of Egypt has been inhabited since antiquity, with Alexandria — founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC — serving as the region's historic anchor city and one of the ancient world's greatest Mediterranean ports.