THE ROLE OF AVESTA IN RECONSTRUCTING THE HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT BACTRIA

Authors

Irkaev Munavar Alimovich Lecturer of the Department of History of Uzbekistan and Source Studies. Termez State University

Keywords:

Ancient Bactria, Avesta, Videvdat, Oxus

Abstract

Ancient Bactria has an important role in the history of the ancient period of Central Asia. This article contains scientific analysis of data on the historical geography of Ancient Bactria in the Avesta, the oldest written source on the history of Central Asia. Moreover, there is analyzed the geographical localization of the countries mentioned in the Avesta.