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Gedrosia

Ancient name
Gedrosia
Modern name
Balochistan
Modern country
Iran, Pakistan
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). 
Coordinates
28.0, 65.0
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364080
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M055

Variant spellings of Gedrosia in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
gedrosia Bos
gindrosia Bos
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Gedrosia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/gedrosia/.