Alexandria Eschate
settlement · 330 BC – 2099 AD
Located in central Asia, Alexandria Eschate (or "Alexandria the Farthest") was founded by Alexander the Great in August 329 B.C. The city was located in the Fergana Valley in what is now modern Tajikistan.
- Coordinates
- 40.26480, 69.64056
- Also known as
- Cyreschata, Khujand, Khojend, Xuçand (tg-Cyrl), Хуҷанд (tg-Cyrl), خجند (ota), Ḫucend (ota)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)