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Cyropolis

showing the location of Cyropolis in Sogdiana. Cyreschata (Old Persian: ), better known by its Latin name Cyropolis ( or , ), both meaning "City of Cyrus", was an ancient city founded by Cyrus the Great to mark the northeastern border of his Achaemenid Empire.

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showing the location of Cyropolis in Sogdiana. Cyreschata (Old Persian: ), better known by its Latin name Cyropolis ( or , ), both meaning "City of Cyrus", was an ancient city founded by Cyrus the Great to mark the northeastern border of his Achaemenid Empire.

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