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Balkh is a town in the Balkh Province of Afghanistan, about 20 km (12 mi) northwest of the provincial capital, Mazar-e Sharif, and some 74 km (46 mi) south of the Amu Darya river and the Uzbekistan border.
Balkh (Persian : بلخ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It is divided into 15 districts [6] and has a population of about 1,509,183, [7] which is multi-ethnic and mostly a Persian -speaking society.
Balkh, village in northern Afghanistan that was formerly Bactra, the capital of ancient Bactria. It lies 14 miles (22 km) west of the city of Mazār-e Sharīf and is situated along the Balkh River.
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The city of Balkh, situated on the plain between the Hindu Kush Mountain range and the Amu Darya river (the ‘Oxus’ in antiquity), in the north of modern day Afghanistan, sat at a cross-roads along the Silk Roads, with several trade routes intersecting in and around the city.
Balkh is an ancient city, with a 2500-year long history, situated on the plain between the Hindu Kush Mountains and the river Amu Darya (historically known as the Oxus) in the north of Afghanistan. Known by Arab conquerors as Umm-al-belad, the ‘mother of cities’, Balkh lay on the major Silk Road routes that ran between east and west. The ...
BALKH, AFGHANISTAN: EXPLORING ITS ISLAMIC HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, AND CULTURE. Balkh is an ancient city in northern Afghanistan, known for its rich Islamic history, architecture, and culture. It has been inhabited for over 5,000 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world.
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Balkh is an ancient town located in the northern part of Afghanistan, about 20 kilometers northwest of the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. It sits on the ancient Silk Road trade route that connected China with the Mediterranean.
