- Bactria
- geographical name ancient country SW Asia between Hindu Kush & Oxus River capital Bactra — see Balkh • Bactrian adjective or noun
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Bactria
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Bactria — Baktrien (griechisch Βακτριανή, persisch Bākhtar, lat. Bactria, chines. Da Xia) ist der Name einer historischen Landschaft um die Hauptstadt Baktra (das heutige Balkh im persischen Khorasan im Mittelalter und im heutigen Afghanistan), die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex — The Bactria Margiana Archaeological Complex (or BMAC, also known as the Oxus civilization) is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age culture of Central Asia, dated to ca. 2200 ndash;1700 BC, located in present day Turkmenistan,… … Wikipedia
Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex — The extent of the BMAC (after EIEC). The Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (or BMAC, also known as the Oxus civilization) is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age culture of Central Asia, dated to ca. 2300–1700 BC, located… … Wikipedia
Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex — Ungefähre Ausbreitung der Oasenkultur (BMAC) Als Oasenkultur (auch Oxus Kultur oder Oxus Zivilisation, nach dem antiken Namen des zentralasiatischen Amudarja Flusses) wird eine bronzezeitliche Kultur in der Wüste Karakum im heutigen Turkmenistan… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bactria — noun The ancient Greek name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya in the Middle East, encompassing parts of northern Afghanistan, eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and northern Pakistan … Wiktionary
Bactria — Bac•tri•a [[t]ˈbæk tri ə[/t]] n. anh geg an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains Cap.: Bactra Bac′tri•an, adj. n … From formal English to slang
