Kondoz (ville)

Kunduz (kʊnduːz; ; original name: ) is a city in northern Afghanistan, the capital of Kunduz Province. The city has an estimated population of about 268,893 as of 2015, making it about the 7th-largest city of Afghanistan, and the largest city in northeastern Afghanistan. Kunduz is in the historical Tokharistan region of Bactria, near the confluence of the Kunduz River with the Khanabad River. Kunduz is linked by highways with Kabul to the south, Mazar-i-Sharif to the west, and Badakhshan to the east. Kunduz is also linked with Dushanbe in Tajikistan to the north, via the Afghan dry port of Sherkhan Bandar. This city is famous in Afghanistan for its watermelon production. As of 2015, the land use of the city (within the municipal boundary) is largely agricultural (65.8% of total area). Residential land comprises nearly half of the 'built-up' land area (48.3%) with 29,877 dwellings. Institutional land comprises 17.9% of built-up land use, given that the airport is within the municipal boundary. Kunduz is also sometimes spelled (romanized) as Kundûz, Qonduz, Qondûz, Konduz, Kondûz, Kondoz, or Qhunduz. The name of the city is derived from the Persian compound, kohan dež, "old/ancient fort". Kunduz is the site of the ancient city of Drapsaka. It was a great centre of Buddhist learning and very prosperous during the 3rd century AD. The city used to be called Aornos (οαρνο) and later Walwalij or Varvaliz, a compound of the old name Warn and λιζο. The name Kuhandiz began to be used from the Timurid time. The Qonduz Khanate, also known as the Khanate of Kunduz, was a historical Central Asian state that existed during the late medieval and early modern periods. Situated in the region that is present-day northern Afghanistan, the Qonduz Khanate played a significant role in the socio-political landscape of the time. Its emergence, development, and ultimate decline shaped the history of the region and left a lasting impact on the cultures and societies of Central Asia.

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Balkh

Balkh (en بلخ), l'antique Bactres, est une ville du nord de l'Afghanistan située dans la province de Balkh, sur la rivière Balkh-Ab, à environ 100 km de la frontière avec le Turkménistan et 50 de celles de l'Ouzbékistan et du Tadjikistan. En raison de son brillant passé, et du rôle politique et intellectuel qu'elle a joué au fil des siècles, elle est inscrite sur la liste indicative du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO.

Tokharistan

Tokharistan (formed from "Tokhara" and the suffix -stan meaning "place of" in Persian) is an ancient Early Middle Ages name given to the area which was known as Bactria in Ancient Greek sources. In the 7th and 8th century CE, Tokharistan came under the rule of the Chinese Empire, administered by the Protectorate General to Pacify the West. Today, Tokharistan is fragmented between Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

Ghilzai

alt=Photographie d'un groupe de chefs afghans (Ghilzais) prise à Kaboul en Afghanistan par John Burke en 1879-80.|vignette|Photographie d'un groupe de chefs afghans (Ghilzais) prise à Kaboul en Afghanistan par John Burke en 1879-80. Les Ghilzais (aussi connu sous le nom de Khiljis, Khaldjis ou Ghiljis) sont un des deux plus grands groupes de Pachtounes, avec la tribu Durrani, que l'on trouve en Afghanistan et dans une moindre mesure au Pakistan voisin.