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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkh Bactra / Balkh]: The capital. See my math elsewhere about it having a population of about 55,000 supporting it, and hence a population of up to 10,000. Important center of Zoroastrianism worship.

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai-Khanoum Alexandria Oxiana / Ai-Khanoum]: Founded by Alexander the Great, so initially expected to be small. Has a decent amount of irrigated land around it though.

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunduz Kunduz / Drapsaca]: One of the major cities with lots of irrigated land around it. Alexander the Great passes through this city in his ~~initial~~ conquest of the Bactria region.

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunduz Kunduz / Drapsaca]: One of the major cities with lots of irrigated land around it. Alexander the Great passes through this city in his conquest of the Bactria region.

* Surhk Kotal: Has a good amount of irrigated land.

* Tilia Tepe: Smaller outlying town, but also the furthest West and the first settlement that traders (and conquerors) would normally encounter.

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* Begram

* Kabul: capital of modern-day Afghanistan

Note that modern-day Mazari Sharif did not exist back then. It was actually created because Bactra/Balkh was suffering so much from diseases that the ruler moved the people to a place that wouldn't suffer from the annual flooding and the rampant hygiene problems.

=== Sogdia ===

* Termez: ...

* Samarkand: ...

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 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkh Bactra / Balkh]: The capital. See my math elsewhere about it having a population of about 55,000 supporting it, and hence a population of up to 10,000. Important center of Zoroastrianism worship.
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai-Khanoum Alexandria Oxiana / Ai-Khanoum]: Founded by Alexander the Great, so initially expected to be small. Has a decent amount of irrigated land around it though.
-* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunduz Kunduz / Drapsaca]: One of the major cities with lots of irrigated land around it. Alexander the Great passes through this city in his initial conquest of the Bactria region.
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunduz Kunduz / Drapsaca]: One of the major cities with lots of irrigated land around it. Alexander the Great passes through this city in his conquest of the Bactria region.
 * Surhk Kotal: Has a good amount of irrigated land.
 * Tilia Tepe: Smaller outlying town, but also the furthest West and the first settlement that traders (and conquerors) would normally encounter.
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 * Begram
 * Kabul: capital of modern-day Afghanistan
+Note that modern-day Mazari Sharif did not exist back then. It was actually created because Bactra/Balkh was suffering so much from diseases that the ruler moved the people to a place that wouldn't suffer from the annual flooding and the rampant hygiene problems.
 === Sogdia ===
+* Termez: ...
 * Samarkand: ...