Lexington

Lexington is the second largest city in , located in the . Known as the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington has traditionally been dominated by the horse industry and is also heavily influenced by the University of Kentucky, the state's flagship university and the largest employer in the city.
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  • Locality with about 320,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 970 feet (300 metres)
  • …has the IATA airport code LEX
  • Postal codes
    40502-40517
    40522-40524
    40526
    40533
    40536
    40544
    40546
    40550
    40555
    40574-40583
    40588
    40591

Places of Interest

Highlights include Henry Clay High School and Tates Creek High School.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lansdowne and Gainesway.
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Lexington

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Latitude
37.9887° or 37° 59′ 19″ north
Longitude
-84.4777° or 84° 28′ 40″ west
UN/LOCODE
US LEX
Open location code
869QXGQC+FW
Geo­Names ID
4297983

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Lexington” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ليكسينغتون”
  • Azerbaijani: “Leksinqton”
  • Bulgarian: “Лексингтън”
  • Chinese: “列克星敦”
  • Dutch: “Lexington”
  • Esperanto: “Leksingtono”
  • Finnish: “Lexington”
  • French: “Lexington”
  • Georgian: “ლექსინგტონი”
  • German: “Lexington”
  • Hebrew: “לקסינגטון”
  • Ido: “Lexington”
  • Japanese: “レキシントン”
  • Kazakh: “Лексингтон”
  • Korean: “렉싱턴”
  • Latin: “Lexintonia”
  • Latvian: “Leksingtona”
  • Lithuanian: “Leksingtonas”
  • Malayalam: “ലെക്സിങ്ടൺ”
  • Marathi: “लेक्सिंग्टन”
  • Persian: “لکسینگتون، کنتاکی”
  • Polish: “Lexington”
  • Russian: “Лексингтон”
  • Serbian: “Лексингтон”
  • Spanish: “Lexington”
  • Swedish: “Lexington”
  • Tagalog: “Lexington-Fayette”
  • Ukrainian: “Лексингтон”
  • Urdu: “لیکسنگٹن، کینٹکی”

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Notable Places Nearby

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