From the wiki: Alexander the Great founded Kandahar in the 4th century BC and named it Alexandria.[1] Many empires have long fought over the city, due to its strategic location along the trade routes of Southern and Central Asia. In 1748, Ahmad Shah Durrani, founder of the Durrani Empire, made Kandahar the capital of Afghanistan.[2][3]
You are correct about the origin of the name being uncertain.
He also gets Alexandria in Egypt and Iskenderun (or Alexandretta) in modern Turkey named after him. He has more places named after him than he had chilren! You’ll have to include places like Alexandria, VA or Alexandra Palace in London, of course…
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It always amuses me to think of Alexander the Great subjugating the known world and leaving cities named after him in his wake. It’s just such a personal mark left on the landscape.
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That is possible, but not certain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandahar
From the wiki:
Alexander the Great founded Kandahar in the 4th century BC and named it Alexandria.[1] Many empires have long fought over the city, due to its strategic location along the trade routes of Southern and Central Asia. In 1748, Ahmad Shah Durrani, founder of the Durrani Empire, made Kandahar the capital of Afghanistan.[2][3]
You are correct about the origin of the name being uncertain.
He also gets Alexandria in Egypt and Iskenderun (or Alexandretta) in modern Turkey named after him. He has more places named after him than he had chilren! You’ll have to include places like Alexandria, VA or Alexandra Palace in London, of course…
It always amuses me to think of Alexander the Great subjugating the known world and leaving cities named after him in his wake. It’s just such a personal mark left on the landscape.