This region's western entrance was once guarded by the city of Alexandria Eskhata, whose name translates to "Alexandria the Farthest."
This region's western entrance was once guarded by the city of Alexandria Eskhata, whose name translates to "Alexandria the Farthest." According to the Records of the Grand Historian, this region was the home of the Hellenistic Dayuan people, who were forced to give up 3,000 of their so-called "heavenly horses" after they lost a 2nd-century war to Emperor (*) Wu of the Han Dynasty. This valley, the birthplace of Babur, was southeast of the historic region of Sogdiana and northeast of Bactria. In this valley, the Syr Darya River emerges from the Tian Shan Mountains to the northeast. For 15 points, name this densely populated valley split between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
This region's western entrance was once guarded by the city of Alexandria Eskhata, whose name translates to "Alexandria the Farthest."
Fergana Valley (or Ferghana Valley or Farghana Valley)