Paropamisadae

Statue of an Indus priest or king found in Mohenjodaro, 1927

A 15th century reconstruction (by Nicolaus Germanus) of a 2nd-century map (by Ptolemy)

Paropamisadae (/ˌpæroʊˌpæmᵻˈseɪˌdiː/; Greek:Παροπαμισάδαι) is the Bactrian pronunciation of the Old Persian word Para-upari-sena (i.e. "beyond the raised land"), which was then hellenized by the Greeks to Paropamisus (/ˌpæroʊˈpæmᵻsəs/; Greek:Παροπαμισσός) and is the old Iranian word for the district of Gandhara in western Pakistan, centered upon the cities of Peshawar and Charsadda. Upari-Sena (I.e "raised lands"), in Old Persian, refers to the Hindu-Kush mountains. Para-upari-sena (I.e "beyond the raised lands"), refers to the Peshawar Valley which is situated immediately beyond these mountains and is the location of Gandhara.

单词	Paropamisadae
释义	Paropamisadae 英语百科 Paropamisadae Paropamisadae (/ˌpæroʊˌpæmᵻˈseɪˌdiː/; Greek:Παροπαμισάδαι) is the Bactrian pronunciation of the Old Persian word Para-upari-sena (i.e. "beyond the raised land"), which was then hellenized by the Greeks to Paropamisus (/ˌpæroʊˈpæmᵻsəs/; Greek:Παροπαμισσός) and is the old Iranian word for the district of Gandhara in western Pakistan, centered upon the cities of Peshawar and Charsadda. Upari-Sena (I.e "raised lands"), in Old Persian, refers to the Hindu-Kush mountains. Para-upari-sena (I.e "beyond the raised lands"), refers to the Peshawar Valley which is situated immediately beyond these mountains and is the location of Gandhara.
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