# Balkh

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #97,828

## Definitions
1. A town in Balkh, province of Afghanistan, historically an ancient city and centre of Buddhism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism and capital of Bactria.
2. A province of Afghanistan, named after the ancient city.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بلخ (balx).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/balkh