Re: Etymology for (Caucasian) Albania

From: tarasovass
Message: 11765
Date: 2001-12-11

--- In cybalist@..., "Vishal Agarwal" <vishalagarwal@...> wrote:
> Interestingly, Pliny seems to locate 'Albania' in N W India!! See
below - [etc]
>

Thank you for this interesting (and unexpected) connection. What
puzzles me is that all the sources I got at hand consistently state
that ancient Albania was located in today's Dagestan, west to the
Caspian sea. I mentioned the Alans because of probable NE Iranian
infiltration to the territory under question/

Sergei