Ruins of the ancient city walls of Balkh, in Afghanistan. The circular plan of the walls is probably inherited from the Achaemenian period, while it’s current state dates to the reoccupation of the site during the Timurid period (late 14th-early 15th CE) [1100×1451]

Ruins of the ancient city walls of Balkh, in Afghanistan. The circular plan of the walls is probably inherited from the Achaemenian period, while it’s current state dates to the reoccupation of the site during the Timurid period (late 14th-early 15th CE) [1100×1451]

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