Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles (11Â km) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Alexandria is the third largest "principal city" of the Washington metropolitan area which is part of the larger Washington-Baltimore combined statistical area.
George Washington Masonic National Memorial in 2015 with Washington, D.C., and Arlington in the distance
An 1863 aerial view view of Alexandria from the Potomac River with Fort Ellsworth visible on the hill in the center background
Child laborers working at a glass factory in Alexandria in 1911
A Confederate memorial on George Washington Memorial Parkway, c. 1920
Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. With a population of 1,150,309 as of the 2020 census, it the most populous county in Virginia, the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington metropolitan area, and the most populous location in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. The county seat is Fairfax; however, because it is an independent city under Virginia law, the city of Fairfax is not part of the county.
Image: 2019 06 28 12 14 48 View south along Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) from the overpass for Virginia State Route 694 (Lewinsville Road) in Mclean, Fairfax County, Virginia, with the skyline of Tysons Corner visible in the distance
Image: Mount Vernon Estate Mansion 2
Image: Fairfax County Government Center 2020b
Image: CIA New HQ Entrance