Alexandria

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Mediterranean port city city historical city

Alexandria is a historic Mediterranean port city in northern Egypt, renowned for its ancient library, lighthouse, and enduring role as a cultural and intellectual center.

Aliases (7)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mediterranean port city → city → historical city →
climate	hot-summer Mediterranean climate →
country	Egypt →
demographics	ethnically diverse in antiquity →
economicRole	industrial center → major seaport of Egypt → tourist destination →
foundedBy	Alexander the Great →
foundingDate	331 BC →
hasEducationalInstitution	Alexandria University →
hasHeritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage tentative list →
hasLandmark	Bibliotheca Alexandrina → Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa → Citadel of Qaitbay → Corniche of Alexandria → Montaza Palace → Pompey’s Pillar → Roman Amphitheatre of Alexandria →
hasModernInstitution	Bibliotheca Alexandrina research center →
hasPort	Port of Alexandria →
historicalEra	Byzantine period → Hellenistic period → Roman period →
historicalEvent	destruction of the Library of Alexandria →
historicalLanguage	Ancient Greek → Coptic →
knownFor	Library of Alexandria → Lighthouse of Alexandria → Pharos of Alexandria → cultural center of the Hellenistic world → intellectual center of the ancient Mediterranean →
language	Arabic →
locatedIn	northern Egypt →
locatedInContinent	Africa →
locatedOnBodyOfWater	Mediterranean Sea →
namedAfter	Alexander the Great →
partOf	Alexandria Governorate →
region	Nile Delta →
religiousSignificance	early center of Christianity → seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria →
timeZone	Eastern European Time → UTC+2 →
transportInfrastructure	Alexandria tram → Borg El Arab Airport →
wasCapitalOf	Byzantine Egypt → Ptolemaic Kingdom → Roman Egypt →

Referenced by (83)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Catechetical School of Alexandria → Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University → Institute of Graduate Studies and Research → International School of Information Science →	locatedIn
Calligraphy Center → Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University → Faculty of Physical Education, Alexandria University →	city
North Africa → Northeast Africa → Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt →	hasMajorCity
Culturama hall → Manuscripts Museum → Planetarium Science Center →	locatedInCity
Decian persecution → Planetarium Science Center → Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century →	location
Letter of Aristeas → Life of Antony → Septuagint →	placeOfOrigin
John Mark → Mark the Evangelist →	associatedWithPlace
Claudius Ptolemaeus → Cleopatra VII →	birthPlace
Cleopatra VII → Ptolemy I Soter →	capitalOfRealm
Eastern Mediterranean → Umayyad Caliphate →	majorPortCity
Borg El Arab → Roman Amphitheatre of Alexandria ("Alexandria city center") →	near
Borg El Arab ("Alexandria metropolitan region") → Del Ray ("City of Alexandria") →	partOf
Demis Roussos → Omar Sharif ("Alexandria, Egypt") →	placeOfBirth
Alexandria Misr Station ("Alexandria metropolitan area") → Cairo–Alexandria line ("Alexandria metropolitan area") →	serves
Claudius Ptolemaeus →	activeIn
Corniche of Alexandria ("Alexandria city center") →	adjacentTo
HEBA →	airportServes
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark →	associatedCity
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt →	capital
Alexandrian theology →	centeredIn
Canopus →	connectedByCanalTo
Egyptian National Railways network →	connects
Cleopatra VII →	deathPlace
Cairo–Alexandria line →	endPoint
Coptic Rite →	geographicCenter
Hellenistic Jews →	geographicDistribution
Jewish diaspora ("Alexandria in the Hellenistic period") →	hasCenter
Egypt →	hasFamousCity
Alexander →	hasFeminineForm
Neoplatonism →	hasHistoricalCenter
Mediterranean Sea →	hasMajorPort
Alexandria ("Port of Alexandria") →	hasPort
Tanta →	hasRailConnectionTo
Tanta →	hasRoadConnectionTo
Council of Alexandria (AD 362) →	heldIn
Melkite Greek Catholic →	historicalCenter
1936 Summer Olympics →	hostCityBidRivals
Ottoman Empire →	importantPort
Pentarchy →	includesSee
Ptolemy I Soter →	laterBurialPlaceOfAlexander
Manf →	laterSupplantedBy
Tanta →	locatedBetween
Aboukir Bay →	locatedNear
Mediterranean Fleet →	mainBase
Hellenistic period →	majorCity
Serapis →	majorCultCenter
solidus →	mintedIn
Aboukir Bay →	nearbySettlement
Hellenistic art →	notableCenter
Arianism →	originatedInRegion
Coptic calendar →	originRegion
Donations of Alexandria →	place
Archimedes →	placeOfActivity
Egyptians ("Alexandria metropolitan area") →	populationCenter
Alexandria Conference Center →	regionServed
Borg El Arab Airport ("Alexandria metropolitan area") →	servesPopulationCenter
Northern Virginia Community College ("City of Alexandria") →	serviceArea
Letter of Aristeas →	setting
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark →	use
Ismail Serageldin →	workLocation
Isis →	worshipCenter
Tyche →	worshippedIn