Alexandria

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Alexandria

Total population

4,546,231

Coordinates31.20°, 29.90°

Demographic figures from CAPMAS (Egypt). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Alexandria is a major city in Egypt. Lying at the western edge of the Nile River Delta, it extends about 40 km (25 mi) along the country's northern coast. It is Egypt's principal seaport, the second largest city after Cairo, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Alexandria is one of the largest and most important cities of antiquity and a leading hub for science, culture, and scholarship.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt

queen consort of Iran from 1941 to 1948

Mohamed Al-Fayed

Egyptian businessman and billionaire (1929–2023)

Hend Rostom

Egyptian actress

Marwa El-Sherbini

Egyptian handball player and pharmacist (1977–2009)

Gedo

Egyptian footballer (born 1984)

Dioscorus I of Alexandria

Coptic/Orthodox pope

Karam Gaber

Olympic wrestler

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Apollonius Dyscolus

2nd-century Greek grammarian

Anastasius Sinaita

abbot and theologian (died after 700)

Ammonius of Alexandria

3rd century Alexandrian Christian philosopher

Amr Khaled

Egyptian television preacher

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Anastasius II of Antioch

bishop of Antioch

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Sotion

ancient Greek philosopher

Demis Roussos

Greek singer (1946–2015)

André Aciman

Italian-American writer and professor

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Didymus Chalcenterus

Greek scholar and grammarian (c.63 BC–c.AD 10)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alexandria

• Al Maks
  4.2 mi away
• Ezbet Wadi al Qamar
  5.2 mi away
• Al Dikheila
  6.4 mi away
• Agami
  7.7 mi away
• Izbat Nubar Basha
  7.8 mi away
• Ezbet Tell
  9.6 mi away
• Al Hanuvil
  9.8 mi away
• Madinat Mubarak
  10.3 mi away
• Zawiyat Abd al Qadir
  11.8 mi away
• Abu Qir
  13 mi away · pop. 37,997
• Bringi Maryut
  13.9 mi away
• Ahmad Urabi
  16 mi away

Browse all places in Alexandria →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Alexandria

Treasure

Clive Cussler · 1988

Annual Reports of the Selectmen, Road Agents, School Board and Haynes Library of the Town of Alexandria

Alexandria Alexandria · 2018

The Alexandria Quartet

Lawrence Durrell · 1960

Written in the Stars

Alexandria Bellefleur · 2020

Justine

Lawrence Durrell · 1957

Balthazar

Lawrence Durrell · 1957

Count Your Lucky Stars

Alexandria Bellefleur · 2022

Ptolemaic Alexandria

P. M. Fraser · 1962

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Plains Cupid

Luthrodes pandava

Seen 2026-06-07

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Seen 2026-05-15

Domestic Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

Seen 2026-05-15

Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

Seen 2026-05-15

Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Seen 2026-05-15

Ipsilon Dart Moth

Agrotis ipsilon

Seen 2026-05-15

Plain Tiger Butterfly

Danaus chrysippus

Seen 2026-05-13

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-05-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Alexandria, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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