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Balkh
Balkh
(;
Persian
/
Pashto
: بلخ
Balkh
;
Bactrian
: βαχλο,
ẞaxlɔ
) was an ancient city and centre of
Buddhism
,
Sufism
and
Zoroastrianism
in what is now northern
Afghanistan
. Today it is a small town in the
province of Balkh
, about 20 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital,
Mazar-e Sharif
, and some south of the
Amu Darya
. It was one of the major cities of
Khorasan
, since the latter's earliest history.
Marco Polo
described Balkh as a "noble and great city".
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