Alexandria Arachosia - Old Kandahar

Alexandria Arachosia - Old Kandahar
Unknown photographer, Afghanistan. · Public domain

Alexandria Arachosia was a fortress-city founded by Alexander the Great around 330-329 BC on the site of an earlier Achaemenid fortress [1][2]. It was one of over twenty cities established during Alexander's conquests, later becoming a major center during the Indo-Greek, Indo-Parthian, Kushan and Sasanian periods [3]. The ancient settlement's remains are preserved in the tell of Old Kandahar citadel in modern Kandahar, Afghanistan [1].

TypeFortress/citadel
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryAfghanistan
Coordinates31.6026° N, 65.6590° E

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