Balkh ruins
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The Balkh ruins are the remains of the ancient city of Balkh in northern Afghanistan, a historically significant center of early urban civilization, trade, and culture along the Silk Road.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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ruins ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
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Bactria NERFINISHED ⓘ Greco-Bactrian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ Kushan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Silk Road trade networks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ancient citadel
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ancient road traces ⓘ burial areas ⓘ canal remains ⓘ city walls ⓘ fortifications ⓘ religious structures ⓘ urban settlement mounds ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Balkh archaeological remains
NERFINISHED
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Ruins of the ancient city of Balkh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkh Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
baked brick
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mud-brick ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| near |
Mazar-i-Sharif
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern city of Balkh ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient city of Balkh ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
Achaemenid period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Kushan period NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian period ⓘ early Islamic period ⓘ |
| researchField |
Central Asian history
ⓘ
Silk Road studies ⓘ archaeology ⓘ |
| significance |
cultural center
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early urban civilization ⓘ political center ⓘ religious center ⓘ trade center ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural expansion
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illegal excavations ⓘ looting ⓘ natural erosion ⓘ urban encroachment ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListCountry | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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