Alexandria in Orietai Alexander the Great founded, or substantially re-established, or renamed, several towns or cities. They are (with present-day locations): Alexandropolis Maedica, in Thrace, modern Bulgaria. Alexandria in Troas, modern Dalyan in Turkey. Alexandria by the Latmus, possibly Alinda, Turkey. Alexandria near Issus; Ä°skenderun in Turkey preserves the name, but probably not the exact site. Tyre, Lebanon. Gaza City, Palestine. Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria Ariana, now Herat, Afghanistan. Report. by Sivyatha1764 04.03.2018. Log in to add a comment. Answers. alisha345. Ace. Kandahar. Alexandria in Orietai. 0.0. 0 votes. 80% of questions are answered in under 10 minutes. Answers come with explanations, so that you can learn. Answer quality is ensured by our experts. Alexandria in Orietai was one of the seventy-plus cities founded or renamed by Alexander the Great. The town was founded by Alexander in autumn of 325 after his army had separated from Nearchus and the boats near the mouth of the Indus River. The sources agree that a town was built among the Oreitians, that the fortification was left to Hephaestion and Leonnatus be built in the autumn of 325 and that it was located near Rhambacia, the largest town of the Oreitai. The core of colonists were retired Alexandria may also refer to: Alexandria Soriane (Greek:ΣωÏιάνη) - Shorkot, Jhang district of Punjab, Pakistan. Alexandria - a city in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great. Other Cities founded or renamed by Alexander the Great are: Ai-Khanoum (Alexandria on the Oxus), Afghanistan. Alexandria Arachosia, Afghanistan; now called Kandahar (a contraction of Iskandahar). Alexandria Ariana, Afghanistan. Alexandria Virginia - a city in Virginia state of United States of America. Alexandria in Orietai, Balochistan, Pakistan. Alexandria Carmania, unknown site in Kerman Province, Iran. Alexandria Eschate, "the Farthest", Tajikistan. Alexandria on the Caucasus, Afghanistan. Alexandria on the Indus, Pakistan. Alexandria Troas, Turkey. Alinda (Alexandria by the Latmos), Turkey. Cebrene (formerly Alexandria), Turkey. Charax Spasinu (Alexandria in Susiana), Iraq..