ancient city of Balkh

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient city
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Indian_culture
Persian_culture
Turkic_culture
gptkbp:foundedIn approximately_500_BC
gptkbp:hasAwards gptkb:Buddhist_stupas
gptkb:Zoroastrian_fire_temples
Islamic_mosques
gptkbp:hasCapital Bactria
gptkbp:hasFeature historical trade routes
gptkbp:hasFilm ruins
excavated sites
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance gptkb:Rumi
gptkb:Al-Biruni
gptkb:Avicenna
conquests
cultural exchanges
battles
gptkbp:hasPopulation historically significant population
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the oldest cities in the world
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ancient city of Balkh
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith mythology
cultural revival
legends
gptkbp:isHomeTo various ethnic groups
gptkbp:isKnownFor agricultural practices
water management systems
ancient fortifications
scholarly activity
ancient libraries
gptkbp:isLocatedIn historical texts
literature
travel accounts
gptkbp:isNear gptkb:Kabul
gptkb:Mazar-i-Sharif
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Greater_Khorasan
historical narratives
regional history
ancient trade networks
cultural_heritage_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:isThreatenedBy conflict
neglect
modern development
gptkbp:isVisitedBy gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkbp:knownFor Islamic_architecture
Zoroastrian_history
Buddhist_heritage
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Balkh_Province
gptkbp:wasPartOf Silk Road