Alexandria, Virginia

E16459
city in Virginia independent city

Alexandria, Virginia is a historic independent city just south of Washington, D.C., known for its well-preserved Old Town waterfront, colonial-era architecture, and role as a major port and community along the Potomac River.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
Alexandria, Virginia canonical 219
Alexandria, Virginia, United States 8
City of Alexandria, Virginia 5

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city in Virginia ⓘ
independent city ⓘ
areaCode 571 ⓘ
703 ⓘ
borderedBy Arlington, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Arlington County, Virginia

Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countySeatOf Alexandria County ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria County, Virginia (historical)
demographicCharacteristic part of the Washington, D.C. inner suburbs ⓘ
distanceToWashingtonDC approximately 7 miles ⓘ
FIPSCode 51-01000 ⓘ
founded 1749 ⓘ
GNISFeatureID 1497473 ⓘ
governmentType independent city government ⓘ
hasHistoricRole Civil War-era Union-occupied city ⓘ
major 18th-century tobacco port ⓘ
hasInstitution Alexandria City Public Schools ⓘ
Northern Virginia Community College ⓘ
surface form: Northern Virginia Community College (Alexandria Campus)
hasLandmark Carlyle House ⓘ
Christ Church (Alexandria) ⓘ
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum ⓘ
George Washington Masonic National Memorial ⓘ
Torpedo Factory Art Center ⓘ
hasTransportation Braddock Road station ⓘ
King Street–Old Town station ⓘ
Potomac Yard–VT Metrorail station ⓘ
surface form: Potomac Yard station
historicDistrict Old Town Alexandria Historic District ⓘ
knownFor City of Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Old Town Alexandria

colonial-era architecture ⓘ
historic waterfront ⓘ
role as a major port on the Potomac River ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Virginia ⓘ
locatedNear Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedOn Potomac River ⓘ
mayorCouncilForm yes ⓘ
namedAfter John Alexander ⓘ
partOfMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
populationCensus2020 approximately 159,000 ⓘ
postalCodePrefix 223 ⓘ
retrocededTo Virginia ⓘ
retrocessionYear 1846 ⓘ
servedBy Virginia Railway Express ⓘ
Washington Metro ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
wasPartOf District of Columbia ⓘ

Referenced by (249)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Potomac River → majorCityOnRiver → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Washington metropolitan area → hasPart → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Northern Virginia → hasSubregion → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingstowne
Shirlington → near → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
United States Patent and Trademark Office → headquartersLocation → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Virginia Railway Express → headquartersLocation → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Metro → serves → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Washington Metro
Mount Vernon, Virginia → near → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
KIAD → servesCity → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
American Association of Physicists in Medicine → headquartersLocation → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
VRE → headquartersLocation → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
National Science Board → headquartersLocation → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Franconia → adjacentTo → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Crescent → routeVia → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Del Ray → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Del Ray → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Art on the Avenue
Fort Belvoir → nearestCity → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Bailey's Crossroads → nearbyCommunity → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Christ Church (Alexandria) → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Christ Church (Alexandria) → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Town Alexandria
Alexandria Library → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Carlyle House Historic Park → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
Carlyle House Historic Park → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Torpedo Factory Art Center → location → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Torpedo Factory Art Center → city → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandria
Torpedo Factory Art Center → isTouristDestinationIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Inova Alexandria Hospital → city → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Inova Alexandria Hospital → regionServed → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Old Town → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Old Town (Alexandria, Virginia)
Alexandria City Public Schools → serves → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Alexandria City Public Schools → headquartersLocation → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
George Washington Masonic National Memorial → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Alexandria Campus → city → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Alexandria City Hall → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Springfield → hasNearbyCity → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Springfield, Virginia
Braddock Road station → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Food and Nutrition Service → headquartersLocation → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Washington Metro Yellow Line → servesCity → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Washington Metro Yellow Line → connectsTo → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
West End → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: West End (Alexandria, Virginia)
Eisenhower Avenue station → locatedIn → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Eisenhower Avenue station → servesCity → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Blue Line → passesThrough → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Blue Line (Washington Metro)
John Alexander → landLaterBecame → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
John Alexander → associatedPlace → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
George Washington Memorial Parkway → passesNear → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Anne Hill Carter Lee → residence → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
MGM National Harbor → nearbyCity → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
Alexandria County → successorAdministrativeUnit → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: independent city of Alexandria, Virginia
Springfield, Virginia → near → Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ