Ghazni

Ghazni (Persian/Pashto: غزنی - Ġaznī; historically known as غزنین / Ġaznīn and غزنه / Ġazna) is a city in central-east Afghanistan. It is the capital of Ghazni Province.

Ghazni
غزنی
City
The Old City of Ghazni
Ghazni
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°32′57″N 68°25′24″E
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceGhazni Province
Elevation
2,219 m (7,280 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • City270,000
 • Urban
270,000[2]
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Just like other cities of Afghanistan, Ghazni is very old and has seen many military invasions.

Infrastructure

Education

The city has a number of public schools.

Resources

Ghazni City is located in an area of extreme drought. In 2007, one of the gates on a fifty-year-old dam on the Jikhai River broke. This worried the people of Ghazni city about the water supply. The dam serves as a good source of irrigation water to Ghazni City and the surrounding agricultural areas.[3][4] Nearby rivers have a history of flooding and causing severe damage and death,[5] though efforts have begun to fix this.[6]

Notables from Ghazni
  • Sadiq Ali Khan Tanoli (sons named Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan, Akbar Khan (director), Indian film actors,
  • Hajweri Ghaznawi
  • Mahmud of Ghazni
  • Sanai
  • Hassan Ghaznavi
  • Faiz Muhammad Katib Hazara
  • Farrukhi Sistani, Manuchehri Damaghani, Abul-fazl Bayhaqi (royal poets and writers who lived during the Ghaznavids period)

Points of interest
  • Citadel
  • Minarets of Ghazni
  • Palace of Sultan Mas'ud III
  • Tomb of Sebuktigin
  • Mausoleum of Sultan Mahmud
  • Mausoleum of Sanai
  • Museum of Islamic Art
  • Tapa Sardar Excavations

References and footnotes
  1. "The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015". Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. Afghan City Gauges Toll After Taliban Siege . Wall Street Journal.
  3. "Ghazni's Zanakhan Dam damaged". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  4. Heavy water flow damages Ghazni's Zanakhan Dam Mar 15 2007, Pajhwok Afghan News
  5. "Jikhai River Dam burst swamps Ghazni city of Afghanistan". Pakistan Times. Archived from the original on 2005-11-04. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
  6. "Ghazni". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
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