Definitions for balkhbɑlx
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Balkhbɑlx(n.)
a town in N Afghanistan: capital of ancient Bactria.
Category: Ancient History, Geography (places)
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Balkh
anciently called Bactria, a district of Afghan Turkestan lying between the Oxus and the Hindu-Kush, 250 m. long and 120 m. broad, with a capital of the same name, reduced now to a village; birthplace of Zoroaster.
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