REEL HISTORY: This 3,000-year-old text is the oldest map we have of the Iranian world. It is from the Zoroastrian holy book, the Avesta and it lists 16 lands of the ancient world— and most of them lie in the lands of modern-day Afghanistan. Let me know if you’ve ever heard of any of these names? #history #avesta #india #iran #afghanistan #uzbekistan #tajikistan #turkemenistan #pakistan #indus #persia #persian #avesta #avestan #zoroaster #zoroastrian #persianhistory #kandahar #helmand #ghazni #herat #faryab #kabul #logar #merv #sogdiana #balkh #language #religion #ancienthistory