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Ālakamandā

A city of the gods, mighty, prosperous and full of devas (D.ii.147, 170; Mil.2).

It was one of the chief cities of Uttarakuru, and a royal residence of Kuvera (D.iii.201; Cv.xxxix.5).

It is probably another name for Alakā.

The name is used as a simile to describe cities of great wealth (e.g., Cv.xxxvii.106; lxxxi.3; MT.411; BuA.55).

In the Culla Vagga (Vin.ii.152) the word is used as an adjective (vihārā ālakamaṇḍā honti) to mean crowded with people, and Buddhaghosa explains it by saying “ālakamaṇḍā ti ekaṅgaṇā manussābhikiṇṇā.”

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera