Balkh
Balkh (Persian: بلخ) is a city in Balkh Province of Afghanistan. It was a big city hundreds of years ago, but it was ruined by Mongols. It was not ruined forever, though. In 1850 it was captured by Dost Mohammad Khan.[1]
بلخ | |
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Coordinates: 36°45′N 66°54′E / 36.750°N 66.900°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Balkh Province |
Elevation | 1,198 ft (365 m) |
Population (2006) | |
• City | 77,000 |
Time zone | + 4.30 |
Balkh Media
Silver coin of the Greco-Bactrian king Euthydemus I, one of the rulers of ancient Balkh, 3rd-2nd century BC.
Bahlika Kingdom alongside other locations of kingdoms and republics mentioned in the Indian epics or Bharata Khanda.
A dirham of the Abbasid Caliphate minted in Balkh
Remains of a Hellenistic Corinthian capital found in Balkh.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Persia, Arabia, etc". World Digital Library. 1852. Retrieved 2013-07-27.