Bactria

Summary

Bactria is a region^[1]. Bactria has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Bactria is in the country of Afghanistan^[3].
• Bactria is in the country of Tajikistan^[4].
• Bactria is in the country of Uzbekistan^[5].
• Bactria is in the country of Turkmenistan^[6].
• Bactria is on the continent of Asia^[7].
• Bactria's instance of is recorded as region^[8].
• Bactria's instance of is recorded as historical region^[9].
• Bactria's capital is recorded as Balkh^[10].
• Bactria's Commons category is recorded as Bactria^[11].
• Bactria's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.758056, 'lon': 66.898889}^[12].
• Bactria's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Central Asia^[13].
• Bactria's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bactria^[14].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[15].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[16].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[22].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[23].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as New Book of Tang^[24].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Bactria's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Afghanistan^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Afghanistan^[29], founded in 1709^[30]; Tajikistan^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Tajikistan^[32], founded in 1991^[33]; Uzbekistan^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Uzbekistan^[35], founded in 1991^[36]; and Turkmenistan^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in Turkmenistan^[38], founded in 1991^[39]. Bactria is on the continent of Asia^[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[8] and historical region^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bactria include Camelus bactrianus^[40], a taxon^[41] and Bactrian^[42], a language^[43].

Why It Matters

Bactria has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Bactria is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Bactria include Camelus bactrianus^[40], a taxon^[41] and Bactrian^[42], a language^[43].