Alexandria/Alexandropolis/Cufis
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M.U. Erdosy
Creators: M.U. Erdosy
Contributors:
R. Talbert, Carolin Johansson, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, Rune Rattenborg, Ryan Horne, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, B. Siewert-Mayer, David Mimno, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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Last modified
Sep 14, 2024 10:21 PM
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History
Now Kandahar in Afghanistan, Alexandria/Alexandropolis/Cufis is an ancient site founded by Alexander the Great ca. 330 BC. The indigenous people of the Hellenistic period were likely the Pakthas.
500 km
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/59669
31.601, 65.6597
- Representative Locations:
- CIGS location of Qandahār (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Alexandreia (Ancient Greek, 330 BC - 140 BC)
- Alexandreia en Arachōsia (English, 330 BC - 140 BC)
- Alexandreia en Arachōsia (Ancient Greek, 330 BC - 140 BC)
- Alexandria (30 BC - AD 640)
- Alexandropolis (unspecified date range)
- Alexandropolis (Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 226)
- Arachōsia (Ancient Greek, 540 BC - 330 BC)
- Cufis (30 BC - AD 300)
- Kandahār (Modern Persian, 540 BC - AD 2000)
- Kandāhār (540 BC - 330 BC)
- None
- Old Kandahar citadel located at Alexandria/Alexandropolis/Cufis (unspecified date range)
settlement, archaeological site
- Evidence:
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 6 B3 Alexandria/Alexandropolis/Cufis
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Kandahar AFG
M.U. Erdosy, R. Talbert, Carolin Johansson, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, Rune Rattenborg, Ryan Horne, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, B. Siewert-Mayer, David Mimno, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Alexandria/Alexandropolis/Cufis: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/59669> [accessed: 25 March 2025]
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