Alexandria

Summary

Alexandria is a port city^[1]. Alexandria ranks in the top 5% of port_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,152 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alexandria was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Alexandria is located in Alexandria Governorate^[4].
• Alexandria is in the country of Egypt^[5].
• Alexandria is on the continent of Africa^[6].
• Alexandria's instance of is recorded as port city^[7].
• Alexandria's instance of is recorded as municipality^[8].
• Alexandria's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Alexandria's instance of is recorded as polis^[10].
• Alexandria's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Alexandria's official language is recorded as Arabic^[12].
• Alexandria's architect is recorded as Decriannus^[13].
• Alexander the Great is named after Alexandria^[14].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bratislava^[15].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Casablanca^[16].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Constanța^[17].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Durban^[18].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kazanlak^[19].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kanpur^[20].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yevlakh^[21].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gyumri^[22].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Odesa^[23].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shanghai^[24].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Petersburg^[25].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Thessaloniki^[26].
• Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jeddah^[27].

Body

Founding

331 BC marks the founding of Alexandria^[28].

Identity

Alexandria is part of Lower Egypt^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Alexandria include Alexandria Real Estate Equities^[30], a business^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1994^[33], headquartered in Pasadena^[34] and El Nouzha Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Egypt^[37].

Why It Matters

Alexandria ranks in the top 5% of port_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,152 views/month).^[2] Alexandria has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Alexandria is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Alexandria include Alexandria Real Estate Equities^[30], a business^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1994^[33], headquartered in Pasadena^[34] and El Nouzha Airport^[35], an international airport^[36], in Egypt^[37].