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.In 2021–2022, the National Statistics and Information Authority reported …

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. After its capture by Timur, it was rebuilt early in the 15th century.

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 was formerly the stronghold of Jewish settlements in Afghanistan. According to Persian and Muslim traditions, it was founded after the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar (586 B.C.E.), who is said to have settled the exiled Jews there.

A push into the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh Province by the United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan (Northern Alliance), combined with U.S. Army Special Forces aerial bombardment, resulted in the withdrawal of Taliban forces who had held the city since 1998.

Balkh (Dari and Pashto: بلخ, IPA:) 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.

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