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Here is the area the article discusses, the Pamir mountains: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/SakastanMap.jpg/800px-SakastanMap.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Sa... It is in present-day far western China, an area which is historically in the Indian/Iranian sphere of influence.