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Alexandria (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 12 56 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.2156 decimal degrees |
| Long: 029 57 19 E degrees minutes |
Long: 29.9553 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city is located on a narrow strip of land between the Mediterranean Sea and Lake Mariut; it is now partially submerged. It was the center of Hellenic scholarship and science in antiquity. It was built by the Greek architect Dinocrates for Alexander the Great. It was the renowned capital of the Ptolemies when they ruled Egypt. It was noted for its library and a great lighthouse on the island of Pharos. It was captured by Caesar in 48 BCE, taken by Arabs in 640 and by Turks in 1517. The city was famed for being the site of convergence of Greek, Arab and Jewish ideas. It was occupied by the French 1798-1801, by the British in 1892; evacuated by the British in 1946. |
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| Al Iskandarīyah (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Al-Iskandariyah (C,V)
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| Iskindiriya (C,V)
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| El Iskandariya (C,V)
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| اسكندريه (C,V,Arabic, Egyptian,U)
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| Alexandrie (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Alejandría (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Αλεξάνδρεια (C,V,Greek,U)
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| Alexándria (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἡ κατ' Αἴγυπτον (C,V,Ancient Greek,U)
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| Alexandreia e kat Aigypton (C,V,Ancient Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Alexandria (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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............ | used since 4th century BCE, named after Alexander the Great |
| Alexandrea (C,O)
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| Alessandria (C,O,Italian-P,U,N)
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| Alessandria d'Egitto (C,O,Italian,U,N)
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| Al-Iskandarīyah (C,V,Arabic (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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............ | Arabic name used since 640 CE |
| El Iskandarīya (NA,V)
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| Iskindirîya (NA,V)
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| الإسكندرية (NA,V,Arabic,U)
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| אלכסנדריה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Alexandria Ad Aegyptum (H,V)
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............ | Roman name |
| Alexandria Aegypti (H,O)
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| Rhakotis (H,V)
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............ | name of original village on the site |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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site was probably settled at Pompey's Pillar area and on Pharos island in the 13th century BCE; city was founded on the site of an existing village in 331 BCE |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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main port of Egypt |
| industrial center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| political center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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was site of renowned ancient library |
| fishing community (H) |
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was site of fishing village until city of Alexandria was built |
| capital (H) |
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of Alexander's Egyptian dominion, from 331 BCE |
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