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Alexandria, Virginia
city in the state of Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexandria is a city in Virginia in the United States. It has a population of 159,200 in 2020.[1] It is 6 miles south of Washington, D.C. It is by the Potomac River. The temperature is between 80°F to 100°F in the summer, and 20°F to 40°F in the winter.[2]
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The city is twinned with Caen in France, Dundee in Scotland and Gyumri in Armenia.