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Location

  • Afghanistan, Zādīān
  • geo:37.063854,66.974495

Period or year

  • 30~ / 12xx?

Classification

  • building
  • Visible

Balkh oasis wall

data access 93165

Nearby sites

  • Unidentified site, Zadiyan complex
    Probable ancient structure. Located with satellite imagery.
    Afghanistan, Zādīān
  • Unidentified site
    Probable settlement. Located with satellite imagery.
    Afghanistan, Zādīān
  • Kam Pirak (BALL-520) - Balkh oasis wall
    Kushan and Kushano-Sasanian pakhsa wall of the Balkh oasis, 60 km long. At Kam Pirak, also served as northern rempart of Zadiyan military complex. Surveyed by Kruglikova (1970).
    Afghanistan, Zādīān
  • Zadiyan Kafir Qal'a (BALL-2281)
    Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian, Hunnic and early medieval Islamic fortified complex (1600 ha), identified as a military camp. Large square citadel in the middle of an enclosure. Surveyed by Pugachenkova (1973) and Besenval (2013). Vandalized in recent times.
    Afghanistan, Zādīān

Use and reuse

Creators: Entry created by Julien De Chocqueuse (2023-12-17) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/93165
Data downloads: KML, RDF
Suggested citation: De Chocqueuse, J. (2023) Balkh oasis wall. Vici.org: archaeological atlas of antiquity. https://vici.org/vici/93165, accessed 2026-11-15.