Alexandria in Arachosia

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Hellenistic city ancient city

Alexandria in Arachosia was a Hellenistic city established by Alexander the Great in the region of ancient Arachosia, near modern-day Kandahar in Afghanistan.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Alexandria Arachosia	2
Alexandria in Arachosia canonical	2
Alexandria of Arachosia	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hellenistic city ⓘ ancient city ⓘ
approximateCoordinates	near 31°37′N 65°43′E ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence	Greek inscriptions ⓘ Hellenistic fortifications ⓘ coin finds from Hellenistic and later periods ⓘ
associatedWithCampaign	Alexander the Great’s eastern campaigns ⓘ
continuity	site remained occupied into Islamic period (as Kandahar) ⓘ
fortificationType	walled city ⓘ
founder	Alexander the Great ⓘ
functionedAs	provincial capital in Hellenistic period ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluence	Greek culture ⓘ Indian culture ⓘ Persian culture ⓘ surface form: Iranian culture
historicalStatus	ruined city ⓘ
identifiedWith	Old Kandahar archaeological site ⓘ
languageOfAdministration	Greek (Hellenistic period) ⓘ
locatedIn	Arachosia ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ surface form: Hellenistic world Kandahar Province ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Afghanistan ⓘ
locatedOn	routes between Iran and the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
mentionedBy	classical Greek and Roman authors ⓘ
modernCountry	Afghanistan ⓘ surface form: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
namedAfter	Alexander the Great ⓘ
near	Kandahar ⓘ
partOf	Alexander the Great’s city foundations ⓘ Alexandrias founded by Alexander the Great ⓘ
regionHistoricalEthnonym	inhabited by Iranian and Indian-related populations ⓘ
regionHistoricalName	Arachosia ⓘ
regionType	frontier region of the Hellenistic world ⓘ
strategicRole	administrative center ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ trade hub ⓘ
successorSettlement	Kandahar ⓘ surface form: Old Kandahar
terrain	located near Arghandab River valley ⓘ
timeOfEstablishment	4th century BCE ⓘ c. 330 BCE ⓘ
underRuleOf	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ surface form: Achaemenid Empire (earlier regional context) Greco-Bactrian Kingdom ⓘ Indo-Greek Kingdoms ⓘ Kushan Empire ⓘ Macedon ⓘ surface form: Macedonian Empire Sasanian Empire ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ
urbanFeature	citadel area (acropolis-like high point) ⓘ
urbanType	planned city ⓘ

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Subject: Alexandria in Arachosia
Description of subject: Alexandria in Arachosia was a Hellenistic city established by Alexander the Great in the region of ancient Arachosia, near modern-day Kandahar in Afghanistan.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexander the Great → foundedCity → Alexandria in Arachosia ⓘ

Arachosia → capital → Alexandria in Arachosia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandria Arachosia

Old Kandahar archaeological site → alsoKnownAs → Alexandria in Arachosia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandria of Arachosia

Alexander III of Macedon → foundedCity → Alexandria in Arachosia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alexandria Arachosia