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Balkh. 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 Arabs, impressed by Balkh’s wealth and antiquity, called it Umm-al-belad, the mother of cities. When the Silk Road was the chief artery of commerce between East and West, Balkh was second to none. But then came Ghengis Khan, and wreaked upon it the utter devastation that has made the Mongols’ name a byword for barbarism.
Jul 27, 2021 · The Silk Road which thrived from the first century BC through the 14 th century, was one of mankind’s greatest land routes, connecting China in the east with Rome in the west via the vast steppes and highlands of Central Asia and the Middle East. Spanning a distance of more than 6,000 km, the Silk Road was more than a trade route.
BSk. Balkh [a] is a town in the Balkh Province of Afghanistan, about 20 km (12 mi) northwest of the provincial capital, Mazar-e Sharif, and some 74 km (46 mi) south of the Amu Darya river and the Uzbekistan border. Its population was estimated to be 138,594 in 2021–22 by the Afghan National Statistic and Information Authority. [2]
Oct 20, 2013 · Silk Road jewel reveals more of its treasures. 20 October 2013. Restoration work at the 15th Century Khwaja Parsa Mosque in Balkh. Balkh province in northern Afghanistan is home to some of the ...
Nov 2, 2017 · Afghanistan is situated at the heart of Asia and its cities of Kabul, Balkh, Herat, Kandahar, and Bamyan constituted some of the key Silk Road passages, through which trade, culture, religions ...
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