At the southwest of the city in a town named Carmous lies the hill littered holding the remnants of ancient walls, architectural fragments, and rubble where the one and only Alexandria’s ancient monument stands.
Amidst this ruin stands the Pompey’s pillar which rises from the pile of ruins and the Temple of Serapis which was once used to store manuscripts.

Reaching the height of 27 meters, this pillar was set up in the honor of Diocletian in AD 292.