Proper noun
(historical) An ancient city and centre of Buddhism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism and capital of Bactria.
A province of Afghanistan, named after the ancient city.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA man, 40-year-old in northern Balkh province has died of Covid-19, Public Health Minister confirmed on Sunday. Source: Internet
Among the languages of the people of Khorasan and the east, the language of the people of Balkh is predominant.” Source: Internet
Another 15 security personnel were killed in the neighboring Balkh and Takhar provinces, said police commanders and government spokesmen there. Source: Internet
Balkh Governor Farhad Azimi said that the Senators arrived from Kabul to evaluate the government departments’ activities in the province. Source: Internet
At the beginning of the 19th century they belonged to Bukhara; but under the emir Dost Mahommed the Afghans recovered Balkh and Tashkurgan in 1850, Akcha and the four western khanates in 1855, and Kunduz in 1859. Source: Internet
AT News KABUL: Anger has simmered in Balkh province after Afghan forces purportedly killed six … Source: Internet