Balkh

American  

[bahlkh] / bɑlx /

noun

1. a town in northern Afghanistan: capital of ancient Bactria; center of Zoroastrianism.

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Balkh British  

/ bɑːlk /

noun

1. a region of N Afghanistan, corresponding to ancient Bactria. Chief town: Mazar-i-Sharif

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Example Sentences

The severe weather hit nine provinces in different parts of the country on Friday and Saturday: Balkh, Zabul, Faryab, Uruzgan, Nimroz, Nangarhar, Kunar, Nuristan, and Laghman.

From Seattle Times

A little more than two years later, on Jan. 9, 2012, Ben, 34, a medic in the Green Berets, volunteered for a mission in northern Balkh province with about 50 Afghan commandos targeting a senior Taliban official.

From Washington Post

With those regions lost, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani rushes to Balkh province, already surrounded by Taliban-controlled land, to secure help from warlords linked to allegations of atrocities and corruption.

From Seattle Times

Shortly afterward, he became Balkh’s governor, deeply entrenched as the singular authority in the province.

From New York Times

Others were behind Mr. Noor, a longtime power broker and warlord in Balkh Province who fought the Soviets in the 1980s and the Taliban in the 1990s.

From New York Times