Alexandria
port city on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt
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Key Facts
- Member of: League of Historical Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alexandria Governorate[4]
- Country: Egypt[5]
- Continent: Africa[6]
- Instance of: municipality[7], big city[8], polis[9], city[10]
- Official language: Arabic[11]
- Architect: Decriannus[12]
- Named after: Alexander the Great[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Bratislava[14], Casablanca[15], Constanța[16], Durban[17], Kazanlak[18], Kanpur[19], Yevlakh[20], Gyumri[21], Odesa[22], Shanghai[23], Saint Petersburg[24], Thessaloniki[25], Jeddah[26], Kuching[27]
- Postal code: 21500[28]
- Part of: Lower Egypt[29]
- Commons category: Alexandria[30]
- Located in time zone: Egypt Standard Time[31], Daylight saving time in Egypt[32]
- Local dialing code: 03[33]
- Inception: 331 BC[34]
- Located in/on physical feature: Nile Delta[35]
- Significant event: Siege of Alexandria[36], Siege of Alessandria[37]
- Official website: http://www.alexandria.gov.eg/[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alexandria[39]
- Commons gallery: ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ[40]
- Population: 4,028,028[41], 3,297,959[42], 2,926,859[43], 4,870,000[44], 4,546,231[45], 4,532,174[46], 1,800,000[47], 6000[48], 227,064[49], 5,039,975[50], 5,107,530[51], 5,263,542[52]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Alexandria include El Nouzha Airport[53], an international airport[54], in Egypt[55] and Alexandria Real Estate Equities[56], a business[57], in United States[58], founded in 1994[59], headquartered in Pasadena[60].
Why It Matters
Alexandria has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Alexandria is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Alexandria include El Nouzha Airport[53], an international airport[54], in Egypt[55] and Alexandria Real Estate Equities[56], a business[57], in United States[58], founded in 1994[59], headquartered in Pasadena[60].