Shibirghān, Afghanistan
Yemshi Tepe
Yemshi Tepe, also Emchi-Tepe or Imshik, is an ancient circular fortress in Afghanistan, 5 kilometers to the northeast of the city of Sheberghan. It is about 100 kilometers west of Balkh, the capital of ancient Bactria. The city occupies around 20 hectares, and was built probably by a Hellenistic period foundation at the time of the Kushan Empire in the first centuries after the birth of Christ.
- City
- Shibirghān
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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