| Aria | |
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| Province of the Achaemenid, Seleucid, and Parthian Empires | |
| ca. 530 BC–early 3rd-century | |
Aria (satrapy) &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Eastern_Satrapies_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire.jpg) Eastern territories of the Achaemenid Empire, including Aria (around the city of Areia). &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Artaxerxes_III_Arian_soldier.jpg) Arian soldier, on a relief of the tomb of Artaxerxes III (circa 338 BCE). | |
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| Historical era | Antiquity |
• Established | ca. 530 BC |
• Kushan conquest | early 3rd-century |
| Today part of |  Afghanistan |
Aria (Greek: Ἀρ(ε)ία Ar(e)ía, آريا; Latin Aria, representing Old Persian. 𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺 Haraiva, Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬋𐬌𐬬𐬀 Harōiva) was an Achaemenid region centered on the city of Herat in present-day western Afghanistan. In classical sources, Aria has been several times confused[citation needed] with the greater region of ancient Ariana, of which Aria formed a part.