Alexandria

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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.


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

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