Philadelphia (disambiguation)

Philadelphia (disambiguation)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a city in the United States and the largest city bearing that name.

Philadelphia, Filadelfia or Filadélfia is the name of:

In the United States:
*Philadelphia, Indiana
*Philadelphia, Mississippi
*Philadelphia (town), New York
**Philadelphia (village), New York
*Philadelphia, Rockingham Township, Richmond County, North Carolina
*Philadelphia, Tennessee

In Europe:
*Philadelphia, Germany, a former village, now part of Storkow, Oder-Spree, Brandenburg
*Philadelphia, Tyne and Wear, a village north of Houghton-le-Spring, City of Sunderland
*Filadelfia, Vibo Valentia, a town in Calabria, Italy
*Nea Filadelfeia, a suburb in the northern part of Athens

In Africa:
*Darb Gerza, Egypt; an archeological site of a city called Philadelphia, now in the Al Fayyum Governorat

In Asia:
*Alaşehir, Turkey, was known as Philadelphia, one of the seven churches of Asia (Minor) in the Book of Revelation
*Amman, Jordan, was once called Philadelphia during the Hellenic and Roman eras

In South America:
*Filadelfia, a town in Boquerón, Paraguay
*Filadélfia, Tocantins, a town in Tocantins, Brazil

Philadelphia may also refer to:

* Philadelphia cream cheese, the brand name of a line of cream cheese products, manufactured by Kraft Foods
* Philadelphia chromosome, a genetic abnormality that leads to chronic myelogenous leukemia
* Philadelphia Experiment, an alleged project to render ships invisible during World War II
* USS "Philadelphia", one of several ships bearing the name
* "The Philadelphia Inquirer", one of the major newspapers in Philadelphia, PA
* "Philadelphia Daily News", one of the major newspapers in Philadelphia, PA
* Philadelphians, a 17th-century Protestant religious sect (sometimes called the "Philadelphian Society", or the "Philadelphia Society")

In entertainment:
*"Philadelphia" (film), a film produced in 1993 and nominated for five Academy Awards
** "Philadelphia" (song), award-nominated song also from that film, by Neil Young
**"Streets of Philadelphia", award-winning song from that film, by Bruce Springsteen
*Philadelphia International Records, a record label made popular by songstress Patti LaBelle
*"The Philadelphia Experiment" (film) is a movie based on the WWII experiment
*"The Philadelphia Story", a 1940 motion picture comedy starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart
*"The Young Philadelphians", a 1959 film starring Paul Newman and Barbara Rush, and directed by Vincent Sherman.


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