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Carmania

Ancient name
Carmania
Modern name
Kerman
Modern country
Iran
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). 
Coordinates
30.28, 57.08
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364119
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, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/carmania/.