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Turan

a Pleiades place resource

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An Indo-Parthian kingdom that became a Sasanian province and was later incorporated into the Umayyad caliphate. It was located in modern Pakistan.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/866200565

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
29.75, 67.58333

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Turgistan (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Turān (English, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Turēnē (Ancient Greek, AD 224 - AD 651)
- Tūrestān (Persian, Middle, AD 224 - AD 651)

Turan makes connections with:

Turan part of (administrative) Sasanian Empire (AD 224 - AD 651)

Turan receives connections from:

Less than certain: Bauterna located in Turan (AD 224 - AD 651)
Bolan Pass bounds Turan (AD 224 - AD 651)

Place type:
province

References:

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See Also:

Wikipedia (English) Khuzdar see "History"

Related:

Wikidata Turan (Sasanian province) (Q15649540)

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Tom Elliott, 'Turan: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/866200565> [accessed: 19 May 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/866200565 |title=Places: 866200565 (Turan) |author=Elliott, T. |accessdate=May 19, 2026 3:41 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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