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Location

  • Afghanistan, Qarchī Gak
  • geo:37.066021,66.901237

Period or year

  • 30~ / 12xx?

Classification

  • building
  • Visible

Balkh oasis wall

data access 93166

Nearby sites

  • Unidentified site, Zadiyan complex
    Probable ancient structure. Located with satellite imagery.
    Afghanistan, Zādīān
  • Unidentified site
    Probable settlement. Located with satellite imagery.
    Afghanistan, Qarchī Gak
  • Pit Qal'a Tepe (BALL-814)
    Kushan and Kushano-Sasanian rectangular tepe (140 x 80m), surrounded by a ditch, flanked on the east by a second ruin. Surveyed by Le Berre (1948) and Besenval (2013). Interpreted as a western gateway of Zadiyan military complex. Recently vandalized.
    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

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/93166
Data downloads: KML, RDF
Suggested citation: De Chocqueuse, J. , Balkh oasis wall. https://vici.org/vici/93166, accessed 2026-11-06.