Cyropolis/Kyra
settlement · 330 BC – 2100 AD · location approximate
Cyropolis/Kyra was an ancient settlement, likely coincident with modern Kurkat in what is now northern Tajikistan. Tradition holds that Cyrus the Great established the site in 544 BC to mark the boundary of the Persian empire.
- Coordinates
- 40.13536, 69.26198
- Also known as
- Cyreschata, Cyropolis, Kyra
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)