Umm al-Bilad

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Umm al-Bilad is an honorific title for the ancient city of Balkh, historically a major cultural and commercial center in the region of Greater Khorasan (in present-day northern Afghanistan).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical epithet
honorific title
appliedBecauseOf antiquity of Balkh
commercial importance of Balkh
cultural importance of Balkh
appliedTo Balkh NERFINISHED
associatedCivilizationOfReferent Islamic civilization
Persianate world NERFINISHED
associatedRegionOfReferent Greater Khorasan NERFINISHED
associatedWithPeriod Greater Khorasan historical period NERFINISHED
culturalContext Islamic world NERFINISHED
geographicContext northern Afghanistan NERFINISHED
historicalRoleOfReferent major commercial center
major cultural center
honorificFor ancient city
important urban center
language Arabic
meaning Mother of Cities
modernCountryContext Afghanistan NERFINISHED
refersTo Balkh NERFINISHED
regionContext Greater Khorasan NERFINISHED
timeScope pre-modern era
usedFor ancient city of Balkh
usedIn Islamic historiography
geographical writings
historical literature

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Balkh knownAs Umm al-Bilad