City of Alexandria

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city in Virginia independent city

The City of Alexandria is an independent, historic city in Northern Virginia located along the Potomac River, known for its well-preserved Old Town and colonial-era architecture.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Alexandria	8
City of Alexandria (independent city after retrocession)	1
Independent city of Alexandria	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city in Virginia ⓘ independent city ⓘ
adjacentTo	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ⓘ surface form: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (across the Potomac River)
borders	Arlington County ⓘ surface form: Arlington County, Virginia District of Columbia ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia (across the Potomac River) Fairfax County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
governingBody	Alexandria City Council ⓘ
hasAreaCode	571 ⓘ 703 ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent	Alexandria Birthday Celebration on the waterfront ⓘ Scottish Christmas Walk Parade ⓘ
hasEconomicSector	federal government contracting ⓘ professional and technical services ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasFeature	cobblestone streets in Old Town ⓘ historic row houses ⓘ waterfront along the Potomac River ⓘ
hasGovernmentType	council–manager government ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict	Old Town Alexandria Historic District ⓘ surface form: Old Town Alexandria
hasHistoricName	Alexandria, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHistoricRole	important port city in colonial era ⓘ part of the original District of Columbia (retroceded to Virginia) ⓘ
hasInstitution	Alexandria City Public Schools ⓘ Northern Virginia Community College ⓘ surface form: Northern Virginia Community College (Alexandria Campus)
hasLandmark	Carlyle House Historic Park ⓘ Christ Church (Alexandria) ⓘ George Washington Masonic National Memorial ⓘ Torpedo Factory Art Center ⓘ
hasNeighborhood	Del Ray ⓘ Old Town ⓘ West End ⓘ
hasPreservationPolicy	historic preservation ordinances in Old Town ⓘ
hasTransportation	Alexandria Union Station ⓘ King Street–Old Town station ⓘ surface form: King Street–Old Town Metro station Waterfront water taxi services ⓘ
isCountySeatOf	none (independent city not part of a county) ⓘ
knownFor	colonial-era architecture ⓘ well-preserved Old Town ⓘ
leaderTitle	Mayor of Alexandria ⓘ
locatedIn	Northern Virginia ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Potomac River ⓘ
partOf	Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
postalAbbreviation	Alexandria, VA NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

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

Alexandria County → capital → City of Alexandria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandria

Alexandria Conference Center → city → City of Alexandria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandria

Alexandria main campus → city → City of Alexandria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandria

Art on the Avenue → city → City of Alexandria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandria

Alexandria County → contains → City of Alexandria ⓘ

Alexandria Governorate → contains → City of Alexandria ⓘ

Carlyle House Historic Park → county → City of Alexandria ⓘ

City of Alexandria government → countyEquivalent → City of Alexandria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Independent city of Alexandria

Alexandria County → divisionOfCounty → City of Alexandria ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of Alexandria (independent city after retrocession)

Potomac Yard–VT Metrorail station → fundingPartners → City of Alexandria ⓘ

Alexandria City Hall → hasAddressLocality → City of Alexandria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandria

West End → locatedIn → City of Alexandria ⓘ

subject surface form: West End (Alexandria, Virginia)

Market Square, Alexandria → maintainedBy → City of Alexandria ⓘ

Alexandria County → namedAfter → City of Alexandria ⓘ

Alexandria Governorate → namedAfter → City of Alexandria ⓘ

Stabler–Leadbeater Apothecary Museum → operatedBy → City of Alexandria ⓘ

King Street Trolley → operator → City of Alexandria ⓘ

Stabler–Leadbeater Apothecary Museum → ownedBy → City of Alexandria ⓘ

Old Town Alexandria Historic District → partOf → City of Alexandria ⓘ

Leesburg Pike (Virginia State Route 7) → passesThroughCounty → City of Alexandria ⓘ

subject surface form: Leesburg Pike

Braddock Road station → servesCity → City of Alexandria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandria

Eisenhower Avenue station → servesCommutersFrom → City of Alexandria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandria

Miramar → settingLocation → City of Alexandria ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandria