Alexandroupolis
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Summary
Alexandroupolis is a city[1]. Alexandroupolis has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alexandroupolis Municipality[3], Commune of Alexandroupoli[4]
- Country: Greece[5]
- Head of government: Giannis Zampoukis[6]
- Official language: Greek[7]
- Named after: Alexander of Greece[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Lakatamia[9], Edirne[10], Haskovo[11], Burgas[12], Simferopol[13]
- Postal code: 681 31[14], 681 32[15], 681 33[16]
- Commons category: Alexandroupolis[17]
- Patron saint: Saint Nicholas[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[19]
- Local dialing code: 2551[20]
- Inception: 1875[21]
- Official website: https://www.alexpolis.gr[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alexandroupolis[23]
- Population: 59,476[24], 49,724[25], 38,939[26], 57,812[27]
- Time of earliest written record: 340 BC[28]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[30]
- Capital of: Alexandroupolis Municipality[31], Evros Regional Unit[32]
- Official name: Αλεξανδρούπολη[33]
- Category for people born here: Q18665599[34]
- Category for people who died here: Q77945440[35]
- Native label: Αλεξανδρούπολις[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Alexandroupolis[37]
- Different from: Alexandroupolis Municipality[38], Alexandropolis Maedica[39], Gyumri[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 11 m[41]
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Physical Characteristics
Alexandroupolis covers an area of 642.25 km²[42].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Alexandroupolis include Alexandroupolis Municipality[43], a municipality of Greece[44], in Greece[45] and Alexandroupolis International Airport "Democritus"[46], an international airport[47], in Greece[48], founded in 1944[49].
Why It Matters
Alexandroupolis is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Alexandroupolis include Alexandroupolis Municipality[43], a municipality of Greece[44], in Greece[45] and Alexandroupolis International Airport "Democritus"[46], an international airport[47], in Greece[48], founded in 1944[49].