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Tana River

Modern name
Don River
Modern country
Russia
The Tana River is the present-day Don, a major waterway that flows south through Russia and ends at the Sea of Tana (Azov). The major port of Tana (ancient Tanais, modern Rostov-on-Don) sat at its mouth.
Coordinates
47.09, 39.24

The toponym Tana River appears in La Sfera in the following places:

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Map of the location P136

Variant spellings of Tana River in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
.F. TANAI Per2
.f. tanay Laur3
f tanai Fn9
f. tanay Marc1
F. thanay Luc2
fiume tanai Fo, Magl2, Ricc1
fiume tanay Pnc5
fiume Thanay MB
FIVME TANAI Wie1
Flumen tanai Clas2
mare della tana Parm2
tanai Bal, ME2, Pal8, Ricc8, Yale4
Tanai Cap1, NB
Tanai .f. Par2
Tanay Med1
tanay Ricc17
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Tana River.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/tana-river/.