Alexandria, Virginia

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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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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

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Belle Haven Park near Alexandria, Virginia
Indian Head, Maryland hasNearbyCity Alexandria, Virginia
Daingerfield Island locatedNear Alexandria, Virginia
Samuel Cooper deathPlace Alexandria, Virginia
Fort Washington Park offersViewOf Alexandria, Virginia
Arlington County (name adopted 1920) adjacentTo Alexandria, Virginia
subject surface form: Arlington County
this entity surface form: City of Alexandria, Virginia
Mark Warner residence Alexandria, Virginia
this entity surface form: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Amtrak Crescent routeThrough Alexandria, Virginia
T. C. Williams High School locatedIn Alexandria, Virginia
Elizabeth Parke Custis placeOfDeath Alexandria, Virginia
this entity surface form: Alexandria, District of Columbia
Elizabeth Parke Custis residence Alexandria, Virginia
Elizabeth Parke Custis burialPlace Alexandria, Virginia
this entity surface form: Alexandria, District of Columbia
Metroway bus rapid transit servesCity Alexandria, Virginia
subject surface form: Metroway
Kali Uchis placeOfBirth Alexandria, Virginia
this entity surface form: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad servedCity Alexandria, Virginia
Martha-Ann Alito residence Alexandria, Virginia
Don Beyer residence Alexandria, Virginia
Nicholas Trist placeOfDeath Alexandria, Virginia
Barbara Ehrenreich placeOfDeath Alexandria, Virginia
this entity surface form: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Leesburg Pike connects Alexandria, Virginia
this entity surface form: Alexandria area, Virginia
SR 7 easternTerminus Alexandria, Virginia
SR 7 connects Alexandria, Virginia
Van Dorn Street locatedIn Alexandria, Virginia
Van Dorn Street isMajorRoadIn Alexandria, Virginia
Jones Point Park locatedIn Alexandria, Virginia
Eisenhower Avenue locatedIn Alexandria, Virginia
Wilmer McLean deathPlace Alexandria, Virginia
Del Ray neighborhood locatedIn Alexandria, Virginia
Del Ray, Alexandria, Virginia locatedIn Alexandria, Virginia
National Harbor, Maryland locatedNear Alexandria, Virginia
Virginia Theological Seminary locatedIn Alexandria, Virginia
Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia locatedIn Alexandria, Virginia
this entity surface form: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
E.D. Va. seat Alexandria, Virginia
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital locatedIn Alexandria, Virginia