Takhteh Pol (Dari: تختهپل), also known as Takhtapul, is a village in Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan.[1] It was created in by Afzal Khan (son of Dost Mohammad Khan) as a cantonment after the Afghan conquest of the Balkh Wilayat in 1849-1850.[2] Balkh was in ruins, so with materials from the ruined town of Balkh,[2] he established the city of Takhtapul.[3][4] Gardens and courts were created as well. Within three years (by 1854) the city was established.[5]
Takhteh Pol | |
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  Takhteh Pol Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′41″N 67°1′34″E / 36.72806°N 67.02611°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Balkh Province |
| Time zone | + 4.30 |
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edit- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ a b Lee, Jonathan L. (1996-01-01). The "Ancient Supremacy": Bukhara, Afghanistan and the Battle for Balkh, 1731-1901. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-10399-3.
- ^ A., Ḥabībī (1984). "AFŻAL KHAN, AMIR MOḤAMMAD". Encyclopedia Iranica.
- ^ Fayz Muhammad Kitab Hazarah (2012). The History Of Afghanistan Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj Al Tawārīkh By R. D. Mcchesney, M. M. Khorrami (trans.,ann.).
- ^ "The life of Abdur Rahman, Amir of Afghanistan ..." Library of Congress. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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