Ghazni: City in Afghanistan
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 | |
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 The Old City of Ghazni | |
  Ghazni Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°32′57″N 68°25′24″E / 33.54917°N 68.42333°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Ghazni Province |
| Elevation | 2,219 m (7,280 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • City | 270,000 |
| • Urban | 270,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+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. Nearby rivers have a history of flooding and causing severe damage and death, though efforts have begun to fix this.
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
Related pages
References and footnotes
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