Gedrosia
- Ancient name
- Gedrosia
- Modern name
- Balochistan
- Modern country
- Iran, Pakistan
- Coordinates
- 28.0, 65.0
In the Ptolemaic tradition Gedrosia was a coastal region of central Asia located north of the present-day Gulf of Oman (present-day southeastern Iran). 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 M055
This toponym only appears in the poem, never in the maps.
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Gedrosia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/gedrosia/.