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Sarmatia-in-Asia

Ancient name
Sarmatia Asiatica
Modern name
Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan
Sarmatia in Asia appears in only a single manuscript (Bos) in the region of central Asia, as distinguished from Sarmatia and Sarmatia in Europa, closer to the Black Sea. All three terms appear commonly on 15th-century Ptolemaic maps. There may also be some connection to Sauromate and Scythia.
Coordinates
51.42, 45.81
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M056

Variant spellings of Sarmatia-in-Asia in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
Sarmatia in asia Bos
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Sarmatia-in-Asia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/sarmatia-in-asia/.