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Did You Know? The City of Balkh: Ancient Capital of Bactria and Centre of Buddhism and Zoroastrianism along the Silk Roads
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 ...
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Balkh Residents Demand Museum To Preserve Artifacts
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Residents of northern Balkh province, along with local archaeologists, are urging the government to establish a modern, well-equipped museum to safeguard the ancient ...
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Balkh historical sites on focus of foreign and domestic tourists’ attention
The historical and ancient sites of Afghanistan’s Balkh province have attracted the attention of foreign and domestic tourists more than ever nowadays. Foreign tourists say that Afghanistan, ...
Pajhwok Afghan News1mon
Prevent destruction of ancient Berber castle: Balkh residents
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Some residents and cultural activists in northern Balkh province have expressed concern over the destruction of a historic Berber fort located Dawlatabad district and called ...
Pajhwok Afghan News9d
Balkh residents demand museum to preserve artifacts
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Residents of northern Balkh province, along with local archaeologists, are urging the government to establish a modern, well-equipped museum to safeguard the ancient ...