Alexandria in the Caucasus

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Alexandria in the Caucasus

Αλεξάνδρεια
Menander I coin
Shown within Afghanistan
Location	Afghanistan
Region	Parwan Province
Coordinates	34°59′45″N 69°18′39″E / 34.99583°N 69.31083°E / 34.99583; 69.31083
Type	Settlement
History
Builder	Alexander the Great

Alexandria in the Caucasus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρεια Alexándreia; medieval Kapisa, modern Bagram) was a colony of Alexander the Great. It was one of many colonies designated with the name "Alexandria". He founded the colony at an important junction of communications in the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush mountains, in the country of the Paropamisadae.^[1]

In Classical times, the Hindu Kush mountains were also designated as the "Caucasus", specifically as "Caucasus Indicus" (Ancient Greek: Καύκασος Ινδικός)^[2][3] in parallel to their Western equivalent, the Caucasus Mountains between Europe and Asia.