Alexandria, Egypt

E73916

Mediterranean port city city

Alexandria, Egypt is a historic Mediterranean port city founded by Alexander the Great, renowned for its ancient library, lighthouse, and enduring cultural significance in Egypt.

Aliases (7)

Alexandria ×108
Alexandria in Egypt ×2
Alexandria (disputed) ×1
Alexandria, capital of Ptolemaic Egypt ×1
City of Alexandria government ×1
Port of Alexandria ×1
city of Alexandria ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mediterranean port city → city →
climate	hot-summer Mediterranean climate →
continent	Africa →
country	Egypt →
economySector	petrochemicals → shipping → tourism →
foundationDate	331 BC →
foundedBy	Alexander the Great →
hasHistoricalSite	Ancient Library of Alexandria → Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa → Citadel of Qaitbay → Lighthouse of Alexandria → Pompey’s Pillar → Serapeum of Alexandria →
hasLandmark	Alexandria National Museum → Bibliotheca Alexandrina → Corniche → Montaza Palace → Roman Amphitheatre of Alexandria → Royal Jewelry Museum →
hasPort	Port of Alexandria →
historicalLanguage	Ancient Greek → Coptic → Latin →
isCapitalOf	Alexandria Governorate NERFINISHED →
isSecondLargestCityIn	Egypt →
knownFor	Ancient Library of Alexandria → Hellenistic scholarship → Lighthouse of Alexandria → cosmopolitan culture → maritime trade →
language	Arabic →
locatedIn	Alexandria Governorate NERFINISHED →
locatedOn	Mediterranean Sea →
namedAfter	Alexander the Great →
officialLanguage	Arabic →
partOf	Nile Delta →
religiousSignificance	major center of early Christianity → seat of Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria →
servedAs	capital of Byzantine Egypt → capital of Ptolemaic Kingdom → capital of Roman Egypt →
timeZone	Eastern European Time →
utcOffset	+2 →
wasPartOf	Arab Caliphate → Byzantine Empire → Ptolemaic Kingdom → Roman Empire →

Referenced by (125)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexandria University ("Alexandria") → Alexandria tram ("Alexandria") → Bibliotheca Alexandrina ("Alexandria") → Catechetical School of Alexandria → Citadel of Qaitbay ("Alexandria") → Corniche of Alexandria ("Alexandria") → Faculty of Commerce, Alexandria University → Faculty of Physical Education, Alexandria University ("Alexandria") → Library of Alexandria ("Alexandria") → Lighthouse of Alexandria ("Alexandria") → Montaza Palace ("Alexandria") → Pompey’s Pillar ("Alexandria") → President of Alexandria University ("Alexandria") → Roman Amphitheatre of Alexandria → Victoria College, Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	locatedIn
Alexandria Misr Station ("Alexandria") → Alexandria University ("Alexandria") → Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University ("Alexandria") → Faculty of Education, Alexandria University ("Alexandria") → Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University ("Alexandria") → Montaza Palace ("Alexandria") → Roman Amphitheatre of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	city
Battle of Alexandria (31 BC campaigns) ("Alexandria") → Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa ("Alexandria") → Children’s Library → Egyptian Revolution of 2011 ("Alexandria") → Egyptian revolution of 1952 ("Alexandria") → Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria ("Alexandria") → Roman Amphitheatre of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	location
Arius ("Alexandria") → Athanasius of Alexandria ("Alexandria") → Cyril of Alexandria ("Alexandria") → Michel Dimitri Chalhoub → Origen ("Alexandria") → Philo of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	birthPlace
Alexander of Alexandria ("Alexandria") → Athanasius of Alexandria ("Alexandria") → Cyril of Alexandria ("Alexandria") → Mark Antony ("Alexandria") → Muhammad Ali Pasha ("Alexandria") →	deathPlace
Air Arabia Egypt ("Alexandria") → Egyptian Navy ("Alexandria") → Orthodox Church of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	headquartersLocation
Fatimid Caliphate ("Alexandria") → Mediterranean trade routes ("Alexandria") → Ptolemaic Kingdom ("Alexandria") →	majorPort
Gamal Abdel Nasser ("Alexandria") → Michel Dimitri Chalhoub → Rudolf Hess →	placeOfBirth
Alexandria Misr Station ("city of Alexandria") → Borg El Arab Airport ("Alexandria") → Borg El Arab Airport ("Alexandria") →	serves
Alexandrian theology → Isis-Serapis ("Alexandria") →	associatedWith
Alexander the Great ("Alexandria (disputed)") → Victor Emmanuel III of Italy ("Alexandria") →	burialPlace
Alexandria Governorate ("Alexandria") → Ptolemaic Kingdom ("Alexandria") →	capital
Borg El Arab Airport ("Alexandria") → Borg El Arab Airport ("Alexandria") →	cityServed
Alexandria Governorate ("Port of Alexandria") → Byzantine Egypt ("Alexandria") →	contains
Byzantine Egypt ("Alexandria") → Hellenistic kingdoms ("Alexandria in Egypt") →	hasCapital
Byzantine Egypt ("Alexandria") → Ptolemaic Kingdom ("Alexandria") →	majorCity
Anaphora of Saint Cyril (Coptic form) ("Alexandria") → Liturgy of Saint Cyril ("Alexandria") →	originRegion
Coptic Catholic Church ("Alexandria") → Coptic Orthodox Church ("Alexandria") →	patriarchalSee
Ptolemy I Soter ("Alexandria") → Victor Emmanuel III of Italy ("Alexandria") →	placeOfDeath
Alexander of Alexandria ("Alexandria") → Cyrus of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	placeOfWork
Dundee ("Alexandria") → Naples ("Alexandria") →	twinnedWith
Alexandria Governorate ("Alexandria") →	administrativeCenter
Egyptians ("Alexandria") →	ancientCapital
Argonautica ("Alexandria") →	associatedPlace
Air Arabia Egypt ("Alexandria") →	basedIn
Cairo–Alexandria line ("Alexandria") →	connects
Ramses Station, Cairo ("Alexandria") →	connectsTo
Gregory of Nazianzus ("Alexandria") →	educatedAt
Air Arabia Egypt ("Alexandria") →	focusCity
Asian campaign ("Alexandria in Egypt") →	foundedCities
Alexander the Great ("Alexandria") →	foundedCity
Orthodox Church of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	foundedIn
Alexandria Library ("City of Alexandria government") →	fundedBy
Egyptian Navy ("Alexandria") →	garrison
Roman navy ("Alexandria") →	garrisonedAt
Alexandrian text-type ("Alexandria") →	geographicalAssociation
Festal Letters ("Alexandria") →	geographicContext
British occupation of Egypt ("Alexandria") →	hasAdministrativeCenter
Orthodox Church of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	hasApostolicSee
Corniche of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	hasCity
Alexandrian Rite ("Alexandria") →	hasOriginPlace
Mamluk Sultanate ("Alexandria") →	importantCity
Borg El Arab Airport ("Alexandria") →	isMainInternationalAirportFor
Economy of Egypt ("Alexandria") →	keyCity
Alexandria Governorate ("Alexandria") →	largestCity
Antiquities Museum ("Alexandria") →	locatedInCity
Canopus ("Alexandria") →	locatedNear
Codex Alexandrinus ("Alexandria") →	namedAfter
El Alamein ("Alexandria") →	near
Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa ("Alexandria") →	nearbyCity
Alexandros Tombazis and Associates →	notableProjectLocation
Ptolemaic system ("Alexandria") →	originatedIn
John Mark ("Alexandria") →	patronage
Book of Wisdom ("Alexandria") →	placeOfComposition
Letter to Serapion ("Alexandria") →	placeOfOrigin
Codex Alexandrinus ("Alexandria") →	probableOrigin
Athanasius of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	region
Cyril of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	regionOfActivity
Cyrus of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	regionOfInfluence
Four Orations Against the Arians ("Alexandria") →	regionOfOrigin
Alexander of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	residence
Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark ("Alexandria") →	seat
Alexander of Alexandria ("Alexandria") →	see
Borg El Arab Airport ("Alexandria") →	servesCity
3 Maccabees ("Alexandria") →	settingLocation
Cairo–Alexandria line ("Alexandria") →	terminus
Pentarchy ("Alexandria") →	thirdRankSee
Battle of Alexandria (31 BC campaigns) ("Alexandria, capital of Ptolemaic Egypt") →	tookPlaceIn
Egyptian museums ("Alexandria") →	typicalLocation
Hamon, Benoit & Associés →	workLocation