Aria (region)
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Aria (Greek: Ἀρ(ε)ία Ar(e)ía, آريا; Latin Aria, representing Old Persian. 𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺 Haraiva, Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬋𐬌𐬬𐬀 Harōiva) was an Achaemenid region centered on the city of Herat in present-day western Afghanistan. In classical sources, Aria has been several times confused[citation needed] with the greater region of ancient Ariana, of which Aria formed a part.
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Aria | |
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Province of the Achaemenid, Seleucid, and Parthian Empires | |
ca. 530 BC–early 3rd-century | |
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Historical era | Antiquity |
• Established | ca. 530 BC |
• Kushan conquest | early 3rd-century |
Today part of | Afghanistan |
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