Transoxiana

Proper noun.  (historical) An ancient portion of Central Asia, the region between the (w, Amu Darya) and (w, Syr Darya) rivers, corresponding approximately with modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and southwest Kazakhstan.

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