Iaxartes River
- Ancient name
- Iaxartes River
- Modern name
- Syr Darya
- Coordinates
- 46.15, 60.87
The Iaxartes River—now known as the Syr Darya—originates in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan (possibly the Emaus) and flows mostly northwest to the Aral Sea. It is often found paired with the Oxus River or Amu Darya) on Ptolemaic maps.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M053
This toponym only appears in the poem, never in the maps.
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Iaxartes River.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/iaxartes-river/.