Takht-i Sangin
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: F.T. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl
Creators: F.T. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl
Contributors:
DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, World Historical Gazetteer
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Jan 26, 2026 01:28 PM
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History
Takht-i Sangin is an ancient settlement located near the confluence of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers. It may be the source of the so-called "Oxus Treasure".
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/971882
37.0986578966, 68.2850716626
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Takht-i Sangin (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Takht-i Sangin (English, modern)
- Takht-i Sangin located on Oxus (river) (unspecified date range)
- Temple of the Oxus connection Takht-i Sangin (330 BC - 100 BC)
settlement, archaeological site
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 99 C2 Takht-i Sangin
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Takht-i Sangin, TAJ
F.T. Hiebert, P.L. Kohl, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, and World Historical Gazetteer, 'Takht-i Sangin: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/971882> [accessed: 10 May 2026]
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