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Bactria (disambiguation)

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Bactria was an ancient region of Central Asia centred on the city of Balk (Bactra) in present-day Afghanistan.

Bactria may also refer to:

Bactria (satrapy), administrative division of the Achaemenid Empire covering the region
Bactria (fly), a genus of insects in the family Asilidae
Bactria (plant), a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae

See also

Bactrian (disambiguation)
Balkh (disambiguation)
Bahlika (disambiguation), Sanskrit name of the region
Daxia (disambiguation), Chinese name of the region
Bactra (moth), a moth genus

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