of Nations. The stadium is the oldest stadium in Egypt, being built in 1929. The stadium holds 20,000 people. Alexandria was one of three cities that participated in hosting the African Cup of Nations in January 2006, which Egypt won. Sea sports such as surfing, jet-skiing and water polo are practiced on a lower scale. The Skateboarding culture in Egypt started in this city. The city is also home to the Alexandria Sporting Club, which is especially known for its basketball team, which traditionally provides the country's national team with key players. The city hosted the AfroBasket, the continent's most prestigious basketball tournament, on four occasions (1970, 1975, 1983, 2003). Alexandria has four stadiums: Alexandria Stadium Borg El Arab Stadium El Krom Stadium Harras El Hodoud Stadium Other less popular sports like tennis and squash are usually played in private social and sports clubs, like: Alexandria Sporting Club – in "Sporting" Smouha Sporting Club – in "Smouha" Al Ittihad Alexandria Club Olympic Club Haras El Hodoud SC Club Koroum Club Lagoon Resort Courts Alexandria Country club Alexandria is also known as the yearly starting point of Cross Egypt Challenge and a huge celebration is conducted the night before the rally starts after all the international participants arrive to the city. Cross Egypt Challenge is an international cross-country motorcycle and scooter rally conducted throughout the most difficult tracks and roads of Egypt. Twin towns and sister cities Alexandria is twinned with: Almaty, Kazakhstan Baltimore, United States Bratislava, Slovakia Catania, Italy Cleveland, United States Constanța, Romania Durban, South Africa Incheon, South Korea Kazanlak, Bulgaria Limassol, Cyprus Odesa, Ukraine Paphos, Cyprus Port Louis, Mauritius Saint Petersburg, Russia Shanghai, China Thessaloniki, Greece See also Baucalis Cultural tourism in Egypt List of cities and towns in Egypt List of cities founded by Alexander the Great Of Alexandria Alexandria on the Indus Alexandrian Kings Notes References Further reading A. Bernand, Alexandrie la Grande (1966) A. Bernard, E. Bernand, J. Yoyotte, F. Goddio, et al., Alexandria, the submerged royal quarters, Periplus Publishing Ltd., London 1998, A. J. Butler, The Arab Conquest of Egypt (2nd. ed., 1978) P.-A. Claudel, Alexandrie. Histoire d'un mythe (2011) A. De Cosson, Mareotis (1935) J.-Y. Empereur, Alexandria Rediscovered (1998) E. M. Forster, Alexandria A History and a Guide (1922) (reprint ed. M. Allott, 2004) P. M. Fraser, Ptolemaic Alexandria (1972) Franck Goddio, David Fabre (eds), Egypt's Sunken Treasures, Prestel Vlg München, 2008 (2nd