Aornos

settlement · 330 BC – 2100 AD · location approximate

An ancient city that, according to Arrian, was destroyed by Alexander the Great. It is perhaps to be associated with modern Khulm (formerly Tashkurgan) in Afghanistan.

Coordinates

36.68333, 67.68333

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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