An ancient city founded by Alexander the Great at the south-western end of the Fergana Valley (modern Tajikistan). It was the northernmost outpost of the Greek Empire in Central Asia.
Origin
Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια Ἐσχάτη, literally "Alexandria the farthest".
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