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Balkh, Afghanistan

“A Great and Noble City” — Marco Polo, 13th Century

November 17, 2010

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A glimpse at Balkh’s history reveals a multitude of cultures that lived there over the past few millennia. Originally inhabited by Indo-Iranian tribes between 2,000-1,500 BC, Balkh (then known as Umm Al-Belaad) was traditionally a center for Zoroastrianism, and the first place where Zoroaster preached his religion.

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