BALL Warwick (2018), Archaeological gazetteer of Afghanistan, revised edition, Oxford
IRANICA - Balk (https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/balk-town-and-province)
Location:
- Afghanistan, Balkh
- geo:36.755466,66.90773
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Period or year:
- 14xx / unknown
Class:
- Building (other)
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=93112
Annotations
Relevant museums
Kabul, National Museum of Aghanistan
Kabul, National Museum of Aghanistan
Nearby
Unidentified site, Balkh
Probable ancient building. Located with satellite imagery.
Tepe Zargaran
Also known as Shahr-i Hinduan (BALL-1043). Achaemenid settlement, later incorporated into medieval Balkh city walls. Mentionned by Maitland and Yate (1888). Outskirts partially destroyed in recent times, but visible on CORONA imagery.
Pir-i Kamal Al-Din (BALL-2175)
Medieval Islamic (?) and Timurid (?) baked brick single-dome shrine. Part of what was once a large garden (bagh). Site information by J. Lee (2000).