Cyropolis

Khujand

Jizak

Istaravshan

Kurkath

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Map of Tajikistan with possible locations of Cyropolis pinpointed.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Cyreschata (Old Persian: Kuruškaθa),^[4]^[5] better known by its Latin name Cyropolis (Greek: Κυρούπολις or Κύρου πόλις, Kyroúpolis),^[6] both meaning "City of Cyrus", was an ancient city founded by Cyrus the Great to mark the northeastern border of his Achaemenid Empire.

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^ Lendering, Jona (2006). "Alexandria Eschate". Livius.org. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ P’yankov, Igor V. [in Russian] (1994). "CYROPOLIS". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
^ Aelian, Characteristics of Animals, § 16.3

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[4] Lendering, Jona (2006). "Alexandria Eschate". Livius.org. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

[5] P’yankov, Igor V. [in Russian] (1994). "CYROPOLIS". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2022-07-12.

[6] Aelian, Characteristics of Animals, § 16.3

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