Balkh

[ bahlkh ]

noun

1. a town in northern Afghanistan: capital of ancient Bactria; center of Zoroastrianism.

Balkh

/ bɑːlk /

noun

1. a region of N Afghanistan, corresponding to ancient Bactria. Chief town: Mazar-i-Sharif

Example Sentences

Separate statements from the Taliban’s supreme court said a man and a woman convicted of adultery were flogged with 35 lashes each in northern Balkh province over the weekend.

From Seattle Times

Most of the sites identified are in northern Afghanistan's Balkh region, which more than two millennia ago was the heartland of Bactria.

From BBC

Located on a major east-west Silk Route, the region's central city Bactra - later called Balkh - has been a centre of both the Zoroastrian faith and Buddhist learning.

From BBC

But they spotted a new pattern in the Balkh region from 2018 onwards.

From BBC

Born in Balkh, he spent time in his 20s as a volunteer surveying archaeological sites in northern Afghanistan, including some of those the researchers say have been bulldozed.

From BBC