<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMagharibi mwa Alexandria, ustaarabu unatoa njia kwa jangwa tupu isipokuwa kando ya pwani, ambapo mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1990 iliona ukuaji wa ujenzi.  <response>: West of Alexandria, civilization gives way to empty desert except along the coast, where the late 1990s saw a building boom. 