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Balkh
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English
,+ Province
Etymology
Borrowed from en fa-cls بلخ balx.
Proper noun
thumb|Balkh Province
en Q182159 en town p/Balkh province of c/Afghanistan historically an ancient city and centre of Buddhism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism and capital of Bactria.
en Q121104 en province c/Afghanistan, named after the ancient city.
Synonyms
Bactra
Translations
ancient city
Arabic: ar بَلْخ f
Armenian: hy Բալխ
Old Armenian: xcl Բահլ, xcl Բաղխ
Bactrian: xbc Βαχλο
Georgian: ka ბალხი
Hindi: hi बल्ख़ m
Latin: la Bactra n-p
Persian: fa بلخ balx
Middle Persian: pal bhl baxl
Old Persian: peo 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 bāxtriš
Russian: ru Балх
Tajik: tg Балх
Uyghur: ug بەلخ
en terms with historical senses
en Towns in Afghanistan