Historical place profile

Alexandria in Carmania

A city founded by Alexander the Great, perhaps in 324 B.C., which might be identical with the later Gulashkird/Golashkerd/Valashgird in Kerman Province of Iran.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:30205
Catalogue ID
pleiades:30205
Place type
settlement, unlocated
Coordinates
27.968330, 57.152220
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

A city founded by Alexander the Great, perhaps in 324 B.C., which might be identical with the later Gulashkird/Golashkerd/Valashgird in Kerman Province of Iran.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 3 Alexandria in Carmania

Source and reuse

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Research path

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