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Alexandria on the Indus
Southern Asia
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Alexandria on the Indus was a city founded by Alexander the Great at the junction of the Indus and Acesines rivers, in what is now Pakistan. The ancient historian Arrian records that it was settled by colonists made up mainly of Thracian military veterans together with local inhabitants.
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