RUINS OF BALKH AND MAZAR-I-SHERÎF ,Asiatic Russia,Antique Map

1890s HISTORICAL MAP CHART

Today Balkh is a small town in the Province of Balkh, Afghanistan, about 20 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital, Mazar-e Sharif, and some 74 km (46 miles) south of the Amu Darya, the Oxus River of antiquity, of which a tributary formerly flowed past Balkh. Old Balkh was a city in Khorasan province of Persia. It was located in a Persian-speaking area of eastern Persia. The ancient city of Balkh, the oldest in today's Afghanistan, is associated with the Vedic name Bhakri, which as Bactra gave its name to Bactria, and was known as Zainaspa. Balkh is now for the most part a mass of ruins, situated some 12 km from the right bank of the seasonally-flowing Balkh River, at an elevation of about 365 m (1,200 ft). Maza-r-e Shari-f, also known as Mazar-e-Sharif, Mazar-i Sharif and Mazar-i-Sharif , is a city in northern Afghanistan and the capital of Balkh province. The dominant language in the city is Dari. The city is significant to local Shi'ite Muslims who believe that the fourth caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib is buried there.

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate INTEXT MAP - Excellent Condition. Beautiful with excellent detail. There is Text on Front and Back Side.