Gear up for your next adventure:

🦯Lightweight Trekking Poles - Reduce knee strain on steep Wicklow or Kerry slopes

🧂Electrolyte Tablets - Stay hydrated during strenuous mountain climbs

🎒Fully Waterproof Rucksacks - Submersible protection for river crossings

🚶‍♂️Trekking Poles - Supportive poles for stability on varied terrain

🧺Waterproof Picnic Blankets - Dry seating for breaks on damp grass

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Balkh topographic maps

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Balkh

Afghanistan > Balkh Province > Balkh

Historically, the site of present-day Balkh was held in considerably high regard due to its religious and political significance in Ariana. A hub of Zoroastrianism and Buddhism, the ancient city was also known to the Persians as Zariaspa and to the Greeks as Bactra, giving its name to Bactria. As such, it was…

Average elevation: 348 m