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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.
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Balkh is an ancient city, with a 2500-year long history,...
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Balkh[a] is a town in the Balkh Province of Afghanistan. It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the northwest of the provincial capital city Mazar-i-Sharif and approximately 74 kilometres (46 mi) to the south of the Amu Darya and the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border.
Balkh, village in northern Afghanistan that was formerly Bactra, the capital of ancient Bactria. A settlement existed at the site as early as 500 BCE, and the town was captured by Alexander the Great about 330 BCE.
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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 is an ancient city located in present-day Afghanistan, known as a significant cultural and commercial hub along the Silk Road. Historically recognized as a key center of trade and learning, Balkh played a crucial role in facilitating exchanges between various civilizations, connecting the East and West through the movement of goods, ideas ...
Balkh (Arabic: بَلْخْ) is a historical region in the greater Khorasan and also one of the oldest provinces and cities of Afghanistan. The majority of Balkh's population is Sunni, and it has a Shiite minority as well. The Barmakid family was among the most well-known families of this city, some of whom became viziers in the Abbasid era.
