Alipur, Pakistan
Alexandria on the Indus
Alexandria on the Indus was a city founded by Alexander the Great at the junction of the Indus and the Acesines river. Arrian tells that colonists, mainly Thracian veterans and natives, were settled there. The satrap of the west bank of the Indus, Philip, son of Machatas, was put in charge of building the city: He ordered him to found a city there, just at the meeting of the two rivers, as he expected it would be great and famous in the world, and dockyards to be built.
- City
- Alipur
- Country
- Pakistan
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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