Sogdia
ancient Iranian civilisation located between the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya rivers, in what is now Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan
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Summary
Sogdia is a region[1]. Sogdia ranks in the top 5% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,514 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Ethnic group: Sogdo[3]
- Capital: Samarkand[4]
- Part of: Western Regions[5]
- Commons category: Sogdia[6]
- Coordinate location: 40.4, 69.4[7]
- Significant event: Siege of the Sogdian Rock[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sogdia[9]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[11], Book of Zhou[12], History of Northern Dynasties[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
- Different from: Sogdiana[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
- P14541: O32Cq[17]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Sogdia include Sogdian[18], a language[19]; Sughd Province[20], a region of Tajikistan[21], in Tajikistan[22], founded in 1970[23]; and sogdianite[24], a mineral species[25].
Why It Matters
Sogdia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Sogdia is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for Sogdia include Sogdian[18], a language[19]; Sughd Province[20], a region of Tajikistan[21], in Tajikistan[22], founded in 1970[23]; and sogdianite[24], a mineral species[25].