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Drapsaka

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: F.T. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl

Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, World Historical Gazetteer

Last modified Jan 26, 2026 01:27 PM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:major=1, dare:feature=major settlement

Drapsaka (modern Kunduz) was an ancient settlement in central Asia.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/971746

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
36.7169365, 68.8607435

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 20221 (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- DARMC location 21721 (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Ἄδραψα (Adrapsa: Ancient Greek, unspecified date range)
- Darapsa (Ancient Greek, 330 BC - 30 BC)
- Δράψακα (Drapsaka: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - 30 BC)
- Drepsa (330 BC - 30 BC)

Drapsaka makes connections with:

None

Drapsaka receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 99 C3 Drapsaka

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Qunduz AFG

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Suggested citation:
F.T. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, and World Historical Gazetteer, 'Drapsaka: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/971746> [accessed: 15 February 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/971746 |title=Places: 971746 (Drapsaka) |author=Hiebert, F., P. Kohl |accessdate=February 15, 2026 4:15 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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