Carmania
- Ancient name
- Carmania
- Modern name
- Kerman
- Modern country
- Iran
- Coordinates
- 30.28, 57.08
In the Ptolemaic tradition Carmania was a coastal region of central Asia located north of the present-day Strait of Hormuz, between Susiana and Gedrosia. It only appears in a single Sfera manuscript (Bos).
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M098
Variant spellings of Carmania in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| Carmana | Bos |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Carmania.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/carmana/.