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]
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بلخ | |
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| Coordinates: 36°45′N 66°54′E / 36.750°N 66.900°E | |
| Country | 22x20px Afghanistan |
| Province | Balkh Province |
| Elevation | 1,198 ft (365 m) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • City | 77,000 |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
Balkh Media
Map of Bactria.
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.
An ambassador from Balkh (白題國 Baitiguo) to the Tang dynasty, Wanghuitu (王會圖), circa 650 CE.
A silver dirham of the Umayyad Caliphate, minted at Balkh al-Baida in AH 111 (=729/30 AD).
A dirham of the Abbasid Caliphate minted in Balkh
Balkh, Afghanistan
A street in Balkh with several horse carts, c. 1970s
Remains of a Hellenistic Corinthian capital found in Balkh.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Persia, Arabia, etc". World Digital Library. 1852. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
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