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Encyclopedia > Alexandria (disambiguation)

Alexandria is the name of many cities and towns in different countries.


During his reign, Alexander the Great established or renamed several cities called Alexandria (and similar names) around the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Central Asia. The most famous of these is the one in Egypt, which is still in existence under that name. Altogether, around 70 cities are said to have been founded by Alexander. Alexander the Great fighting the Persian king Darius (Pompeii mosaic, from a 3rd century BC original Greek painting, now lost). ...

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Main Alexandrias founded by Alexander the Great

External links Antiquity and modernity stand cheek-by-jowl in Egypts chief Mediterranean seaport For other uses, see Alexandria (disambiguation). ... Alexandria of the Caucasus (Askandria-e-Qafqaz or Askandria Paro paizad) was a city founded by Alexander the Great (one of many given the name Alexandria), at an important junction of communications in the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush, about 45 miles North of Kabul, in the country of... Ai-Khanoum (lit. ... Alexandria on the Indus, also known as Alexandria Bucephalous, was a city founded by Alexander the Great in memory of his beloved horse Bucephalus on the Jhelum River. ... Alexandria Eschate (Greek , “Alexandria the Furthest”) was founded by Alexander the Great in 329 BCE as his most advanced base in Central Asia. ...

  • Full list of all cities founded by Alexander the Great

Other places named Alexandria

Alexandria is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, postcode 2015. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Alexandria is a town in eastern Ontario, Canada on the Garry River. ... Alexandria is a city in Romania, and the capital of Teleorman county. ... Alexandria is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ... Alexandria is an unincorporated census_designated place located in Calhoun County, Alabama. ... Alexandria is a city located in Madison County, Indiana. ... Alexandria is a city located in Campbell County, Kentucky. ... Alexandria is a city in Louisiana, U.S.A.; it is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. ... Alexandria is a city located in Clark County, Missouri. ... Alexandria is a city located in Douglas County, Minnesota. ... Alexandria is a village located in Thayer County, Nebraska. ... Alexandria is a town located in Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,329. ... Alexandria is a town located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Alexandria Bay is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Alexandria is a village located in Licking County, Ohio. ... Alexandria is a borough located in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. ... Alexandria is a city located in Hanson County, South Dakota. ... Alexandria is a town located in DeKalb County, Tennessee. ... Old Town Alexandria, viewed from the west, as seen from the observation deck of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. ... Alexandria Township is a township located in Douglas County, Minnesota. ... Alexandria Township highlighted in Hunterdon County. ... West Alexandria is a village located in Preble County, Ohio. ...

Places with similar names

  • Alejandria, Bolivia
  • Alessandria, Italy
  • Alessandria del Carretto, Italy
  • Alessandria del Rocca, Italy
  • Iskenderun, Turkey
  • Alexandria Troas, ancient city in Greece
  • Alexandrium, ancient site in Palestine
  • Alexandroupoli, Greece
  • Aleksandrija, village in Lithuania
  • Aleksandriya, Ukraine 48°41′N 33°05′E
  • Aleksandriyskaya, Russia 43°55′N 47°09′E
  • Aleksandro-Nevskaya, Russia 43°55′N 46°35′E
  • Aleksandro-Nevskiy, Russia 53°28′N 40°14′E
  • Aleksandropol, Armenia
  • Aleksandrov, Russia 56°23′N 38°45′E
  • Aleksandrovac, Serbia, Yugoslavia 43°38′N 21°03′E
  • Aleksandrov-Gay, Russia 50°08′N 48°34′E
  • Aleksandrovka, Bashkir, Russia 53°04′N 56°14′E
  • Aleksandrovka, Donetsk, Ukraine 48°43′N 36°55′E
  • Aleksandrovka, Khazakhstan 53°06′N 69°54′E
  • Aleksandrovka, Kirovograd, Ukraine 48°58′N 32°14′E
  • Aleksandrovka, Kiyev, Ukraine 51°38′N 32°10′E
  • Aleksandrovka, Krasnodar, Russia 46°46′N 38°59′E
  • Aleksandrovka, Lugansk, Ukraine 48°35′N 39°11′E
  • Aleksandrovka, Nikolayev, Ukraine 47°40′N 31°16′E
  • Aleksandrovka, Orenburg, Russia 52°44′N 54°24′E
  • Aleksandrovka, Saratov, Russia 51°16′N 46°52′E
  • Aleksandrovka, Tyumen, Russia 57°10′N 66°55′E
  • Aleksandrovsk, Perm, Russia 59°10′N 57°32′E
  • Aleksandrovsk, Sverdlovsk, Russia 58°58′N 64°30′E
  • Aleksandrovskiy-Shlyuz, Russia 59°27′N 89°15′E
  • Aleksandrovskiy-Zavod, Russia 50°58′N 118°00′E
  • Aleksandrovskoye, Stavropol, Russia 44°45′N 42°59′E
  • Aleksandrovskoye, Tomsk, Russia 60°29′N 77°45′E
  • Aleksandrovskoye, Tomsk, Russia 56°48′N 85°19′E
  • Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinskiy, Russia 50°55′N 142°12′E
  • Aleksandrow, Poland 51°49′N 19°13′E
  • Aleskandrow Kujawski, Poland 52°52′N 18°40′E

Alessandria is a strongly fortified and impressive town and capital of the Province of Alessandria. ... İskenderun, formerly known in the west as Alexandretta or previously as Scanderoon (Arabic الإسكندرون al-ʼIskandarūn), is a city in the Turkish province of Hatay. ... There are other cities named Alexandria. ... Alexandroupolis (Greek: Αλεξανδρούπολη, Alexandroúpoli) is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros Prefecture in Thrace. ... View of the monastery in the early 19th century Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded by Peter the Great in 1710 at the southern end of the Nevsky Prospect in St Petersburg to house the relics of Alexander Nevsky, patron saint of the newly-founded Russian capital. ...

Book selling service

Alexandria was also the name of a book-selling service of AMORC. The Rosicrucian Order, Ancient Mystical Order Rosæ Crucis (AMORC) is a worldwide mystical, Rosicrucian, educational, humanitarian and fraternal organisation founded by Harvey Spencer Lewis in 1915. ...


Alexandria class cruiser

This article concerns a fictional space warship in the Universal Century universe of Gundam. ...

Alexandria (software)

Alexandria is a book collection manager for GNOME. Alexandria is an GNOME application that keeps a database of books. ... The GNOME project is an international effort to create an easy-to-use computer desktop environment built entirely from software considered free by the Free Software Foundation. ...



 

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