Bactria

Bactria or Bactriana was the name of a historical region in Central Asia. The English name Bactria is derived from the Ancient Greek Βακτριανή, a Hellenized version of the Bactrian endonym Bakhlo (βαχλο). Analogous names include the Persian/Pashto باختر Bākhtar, Uzbek Балх, Tajik: Бохтар, Chinese: 大夏 Dàxià, and Sanskrit बाह्लीक Bāhlika. Bactria was located between the Hindu Kush mountain range and the Amu Darya river, covering the flat region that straddles modern-day Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

Bactria

Bactria or Bactriana was the name of a historical region in Central Asia. The English name Bactria is derived from the Ancient Greek Βακτριανή, a Hellenized version of the Bactrian endonym Bakhlo (βαχλο). Analogous names include the Persian/Pashto باختر Bākhtar, Uzbek Балх, Tajik: Бохтар, Chinese: 大夏 Dàxià, and Sanskrit बाह्लीक Bāhlika. Bactria was located between the Hindu Kush mountain range and the Amu Darya river, covering the flat region that straddles modern-day Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.