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search  Drangiana or Zarangiana (Greek: Δραγγιανή, also attested
in Old Persian as Zranka)[1] was a historical region of the
Achaemenid Empire. This region comprises territory around lake
Hâmûn, wetlands in endorheic Sīstān basin on the Irano-Afghan-
Pakistan border, and its primary watershed Helmand river in
nowadays southwestern Afghanistan and the "Nok Kondi" ("blunt
point") of western Pakistan.  In ancient times it was inhabited
by an Iranian tribe which ancient Greeks were referring to as
Sarangians or Drangians. The Drangians were first subdued by
another Iranian people, the Medes, and later, by Cyrus the
Great. According to Herodotus, during the reign of Darius I, the
Drangians were placed in the same district as the Utians,
Thamanaeans, Mycians, Drangians, and those deported to the
Persian Gulf. In 330 BC, the region was conquered by Alexander
the Great.     1. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (15 December 1995).
"DRANGIANA or Zarangiana; territory around La