Browse Iranica SOGDIANA TypeHeadwordLast UpdatedSeptember 5, 2017PublishedNovember 3, 2016 Print share SOGDIANAthe name in Classical sources for Suγd, the region of Central Asia north of the river Oxus/Amu Darya.i. The name.ii. Historical geography.iii. History and archaeology.iv. Sogdian art.