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Bactria

1 source and maps name this place

1482exact year
Cosmographia
MPtolemycompilationM031

Point: 36.76° N, 66.90° E
How it is plotted: Surveyed point
A modern coordinate for a town, site or feature, taken from Wikipedia or Wikidata.
Wikidata: Q132646
Wikipedia: Bactria
Also spelled: Bactriana

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