Sarmatia
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Sarmatia can refer to:
- the land of Sarmatians, near Scythia as described by many classical authors, such as Herodotus in the 5th century BC
- semi-legendary and unofficial name of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, popularised in the 17th century as a part of its Sarmatism lifestyle
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