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Bactria

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Bac·tri·a  (bktr-)
An ancient country of southwest Asia. It was an eastern province of the Persian Empire before its conquest by the Greeks in 328 b.c. The kingdom was destroyed c. 130 b.c. by nomadic tribes.
Bactria [ˈbæktrɪə]
n
(Placename) an ancient country of SW Asia, between the Hindu Kush mountains and the Oxus River: forms the present Balkh region in N Afghanistan
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New road threatens ancient Afghan site by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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