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Alexandria

Northern Africa

Alexandria is a major city in Egypt. Lying at the western edge of the Nile River Delta, it extends about 40 km along the country's northern coast. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
5,362,517 1
Area (sq km)
1108 1
Founding Year
331 BCE 2
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
-1 1
Latitude
31.1975 degrees north 1
Longitude
29.8925 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Alexandria Governorate, States or Territories

alexandria is associated with alexandria-governorate.

Source Alexandria Governorate (Wikipedia)
Egypt, Countries
Source Alexandria (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Alexandria Governorate, States or Territories

alexandria is the capital of alexandria-governorate.

Source Alexandria Governorate (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Mahmoud Said

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Source Wikidata: Mahmoud Said
Hypatia

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Site Of

Cyril of Alexandria

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Hypatia of Alexandria

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Isidore of Pelusium

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Source Wikipedia: Isidore of PelusiumInfobox: birth_placetier 2
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Alexandria, Egypt
Paulus Alexandrinus

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Source Paulus Alexandrinus (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
He lived in Alexandria, one of the most scholarly cities of the Roman world, where astrology was also at its most sophisticated.
Vettius Valens

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Modern scholars tend to counterpoise the two men, since both were roughly contemporary and lived in Alexandria; yet Valens' work elaborated the more practical techniques that arose from ancient tradition, while Ptolemy, very much the scientist, tended to focus more on creating a theoretically consistent model based on his Aristotelian causal framework.
Sources
1. Alexandria (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Alexandria is a major city in Egypt.
  • Infobox: population_urban
    5,362,517
  • Article text
    Alexandria extends beyond its administrative municipal city limits as well as its urban agglomeration, with a population of 6,100,000 in 2023 over an area of 1,661 square kilometres (641 sq mi).
  • Infobox: area_urban_km2
    1,108
  • Infobox, Elevation
    -1 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    31.19750 N 29.89250 E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    31.19750 N 29.89250 E
  • Associated With: Egypt, Infobox, Country
    Egypt
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Alexandria (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
Quote, P571 (inception)
inception -331
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Alexandria Governorate (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: seat
Quote, Infobox: seat
Alexandria (capital)
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Wikidata: Alexandria
Wikidata Q87, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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