Alexandria - Names

Names

  • Literary Arabic: الإسكندرية al-ʾIskandariyyah
  • Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه,
  • Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ Rakotə
  • Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια Alexándreia
  • Koine Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἡ κατ' Αἴγυπτον, "Alexandria in Egypt".
  • Italian: Alessandria
  • French: Alexandrie
  • Turkish: İskenderiye

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