[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geography of the Puranas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966) › c16.4 # The Geography of the Puranas c16.4 The Geography of the Purāṇas c16.4 - **Language:** English ### [c16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c16.4) ¹ Vāyu Purāṇa, Ch. 43, 1-38. 2 Ibid., Ch. 44, 1-24. 3 The Zarafshan range was the traditional boundary between Sogdiana and Bactria in ancient and medieval times. 4 The Sveta or Turkestan Range even today marks the boundary between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. 5 These ranges form the boundary between Kirghiztan and Kazakhstan. 6 Matsya Purāṇa, 113, 61. 7 Ibid., 113, 31. 8 Ibid. - [Previous: c16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c16.3) - [Next: c17.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c17.1) - [Up: c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c16) ## Cites (2) - [Matsyapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.113.61) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.43.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.ali-1966.c16.4) · Pramāṇa