Bactrië

Also known as Bactriana, Baktria, Baktriana

landstreek

AI overview

Bactria was an ancient Iranian civilization located in Central Asia between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush mountains, in what is now Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Its strategic position between major mountain ranges made it an important crossroads in the ancient world, protected by natural barriers on multiple sides.

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Key facts

Former Subdivision.native_name: Balkh
Former Subdivision.conventional_long_name: Bactria
Former Subdivision.common_name: Bactria
Former Subdivision.subdivision: Province
Former Subdivision.nation: the Achaemenid Empire, Seleucid Empire, and Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
Former Subdivision.era: Antiquity
Former Subdivision.capital: Bactra
Former Subdivision.image_map: thumb|center|300px|Ancient cities of Bactria
Former Subdivision.year_start: 2500/2000 BC
Former Subdivision.year_end: 900/1000 AD
Former Subdivision.today: AfghanistanTajikistanUzbekistan

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Article · Nederlands

Bactrië of Baktrië (Oudgrieks: Βακτριανή / Baktriané; Perzisch: باختر / Bākhtar; Latijn: Bactria; Mandarijn: 大夏 Da Xia) of Bākhdī was in de oudheid de landstreek voornamelijk gelegen in het noordoosten van het huidige Afghanistan, rond de hoofdstad Bactra of Baktra (thans Balch) en de stad Bamyan. De streek ligt tussen de rivier de Amu Darja, toentertijd Oxus genoemd, en de bergen van de Hindoekoesj.

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