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Friday, February 17, 2023

02-17-2023-1233 - Transoxiana or Transoxania ("Land beyond the Oxus")

 

Transoxiana or Transoxania ("Land beyond the Oxus") is the Latin name for a region and civilization located in lower Central Asia roughly corresponding to modern-day eastern Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan, parts of southern Kazakhstan, parts of Turkmenistan and southern Kyrgyzstan. Geographically, it is the region between the rivers Amu Darya to its south and the Syr Darya to its north.[1] 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transoxiana

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