Drangiana

Meaning

Proper Noun

a province of the Achaemenid Empire, in what is now southwestern Afghanistan

Origin

From Ancient Greek Δραγγιανή, probably from Old Median. Compare the Old Persian name of the place: 𐏀𐎼𐎣.

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