Balkh

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Balkh is a town in Afghanistan.

	balkh Travel Guide : 1 Undestand 2 Talk 3 Get in 4 Get around 5 See 6 Do 7 Buy 8 Eat 9 Drink 10 Sleep 11 Get out 12 External links

Undestand

Historically Balkh is belived to be a centre of the Bactrian Empire, even before the arrival of Alexander the Great. It was destroyed many times over by the likes of Ghengis Khan and Timur-i-lenk.

Talk

Compared to the rest of the country, almost all citizens of Balkh can speak English. There are English schools/lessons and computer courses are also taught (such as Microsoft Office programs). A traveller will be hard pressed not to run into one of the teachers and invited into their home. The young students are shy about using their English.

Get in

Balkh is easily reachable from Mazar-e Sharif by shared taxi for about 20 afghani. Watch out for the passengers sitting in the open boot of some cars. The road passes through a fort with destroyed tanks and APCs; the fort was probably a road block during the Warlord and Taliban period. The landscape before and around the town is fields. South of the town at the turnoff is a large mound that was probably a watchtower.

Get around

See

The town is completely enclosed by its ancient fortifications; brick and mud walls at least 30 feet high and in good condition. They can be climbed giving views of the countryside and the town. At the north end is another larger mound that was the fortress. The walls slope on the outside and are vertical on the inside, giving and impression from the inside of being very tall. Turrets along the walls are in varying states of decay providing glimpses of building techniques.

The town has a central park, where children play soccer or volleyball. At one end are the ruins of a tiled mosque, the other the gate of a madrassa. Again the construction technique of the madrassa can bee seen. As the park is full of trees and small shops surround the part it is difficult to take photos of the madrassa. Full shots of the mosque are easy.

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