Iaxartes River
- Ancient name
- Iaxartes River
- Modern name
- Syr Darya
- Coordinates
- 46.15, 60.87
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364079
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
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Iaxartes River.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/iaxartes-river/.