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☠️Avestan peroid (1500-500BCE) 1. Airyanem Vaejah "The homeland of the Avestans." According to the Zoroastrian texts, especially the Vendidad, Airyanem Vaejah ("expanse of the Aryans") was the very first and best land created by Ahura Mazda. It is seen as the mythical origin of the Avestan peoples. While its precise location is debated, it is often placed in the region around ancient Bactria (northern Afghanistan or southern Tajikistan). 2. Haetumant "A fertile, sacred region of the early Zoroastrians." Haetumant is identified with the area surrounding the Helmand River in southern Afghanistan. It was known for its agricultural productivity and sacred waters. This region is one of the sixteen lands mentioned in the Avesta as being created by Ahura Mazda. 3. Haroiva (Sarayu) "The land of strong rivers." Haroiva, corresponding to modern Herat, was an important ancient city in western Afghanistan. In Avestan texts, it is described as one of the core regions of the early Zoroastrian faith. 4. Hepta Hendu "The land of the seven rivers." Hepta Hendu refers to the Sapta Sindhu region — the Indus Valley and Punjab. It is seen in the Avesta as a distant eastern land, once associated with Aryan culture but later viewed as the domain of the Daevas (false gods). This shift reflects growing cultural divergence between Indo-Aryan and Iranian branches. 5. Mouru "An ancient center of Avestan civilization." Mouru is associated with ancient Merv (in present-day Turkmenistan), a historical oasis-city and a major cultural and religious hub. Mouru was known for its early Zoroastrian activity and was one of the 16 sacred lands of Ahura Mazda. 6. Nisai "An eastern stronghold of the Aveatan world." Nisai likely corresponds to the ancient city of Nisa in modern Turkmenistan, which later became a capital of the Parthians. 7. Gava (Sogdia) Gava likely refers to Sogdia, the fertile land between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers (modern Uzbekistan/Tajikistan). It was an important cultural center of early Iranian civilization. 8. Varena "A place of spiritual struggle." Varena is one of the sixteen lands mentioned in the Avesta. Some scholars associate it with regions around Sistan or southeastern Iran. It may also have mythological significance as a place of confrontation between forces of good and evil. 9. Vakereta (Gandhara), Urva, Ragha, Khnenta, Chakhra "Smaller regions or tribal centers." These names represent regional centers or tribal areas within the broader Avestan world. For example, Ragha is often associated with ancient Ray (near Tehran), an important Zoroastrian center in later periods. Others like Vakereta and Chakhra remain more obscure but are part of the sacred lands in Zoroastrian cosmology. 10. Daeva "The lands of those who worship false gods." Daeva is not a specific location but a symbolic term for regions where the worship of Daevas (demonic beings in Zoroastrian theology) took place. In this map, it includes parts of the Indian subcontinent, reflecting the theological and cultural split between Zoroastrian Iranians and Vedic Indo-Aryans. 11. Harakhvaiti(Sarasvati) An early Zoroastrian land, identified with Arachosia (around modern Kandahar, Afghanistan). Known for its rivers and fertility; praised in the Avesta. 12. Bahdi (Bahlika) An ancient Iranian heartland in northern Afghanistan. A cultural and religious center mentioned in the Avesta; later known as Bactria. 13. Khwarezm An old Iranian region by the Amu Darya, in modern Uzbekistan/Turkmenistan. Possibly one of the first areas to adopt Zoroastrianism. 14. Sairimas, Tuiryas, Dahis (Dahae) "Ancient tribes bordering the Avestans." These groups are mentioned in Avestan texts as neighboring or rival peoples to the Avestans. Sairimas may correspond to the Sarmatians or other nomadic western steppe tribes. Tuiryas are often seen as eastern nomads or Turanians (Scythians/Sakas), legendary enemies in Avestan epics. Dahis were Iranian nomads near Central Asia. Later known for founding the Parthian Empire. 🗡️t.me/Iranic_DNA