Sarmatia-in-Asia
- Ancient name
- Sarmatia Asiatica
- Modern name
- Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
- Coordinates
- 51.42, 45.81
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.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M056
This toponym only appears in the poem, never in the maps.
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Sarmatia-in-Asia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/sarmatia-in-asia/.