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Mother of Cities — the ancient crossroads where the Silk Road met the Indian subcontinent

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On the road between Mazar-i-Sharif and Uzbek border city Termez. Afghanistan, Balkh province,1996
On the road between Mazar-i-Sharif and Uzbek border city Termez. Afghanistan, Balkh province,1996 © Nic shad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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