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Ai Khanoum
Street address: 45 kilometres north of Taloqan, near Tajikistan border, Takhar Province, Afghanistan
Mailing address: Takhar Provincial Department of Information and Culture, Takhar Provincial Government, Taloqan, Takhar Province, Afghanistan
Proprietor: Ministry of Information and Culture and Takhar Provincial Department of Information and Culture
Contact: Sayed Enayet Allah Director General
Additional contact: Appointment pending Director of Historic Monuments
Dates and duration: Open during daylight hours subject to prior permission being sought from the Provincial Governor
 Cradled in a valley between the Amu and Kokcha Rivers, Ai Khanoum is believed to be one of Alexander the Great’s towns, dating from about 300 BCE. Some 600 coins in mint condition were discovered accidentally in 1946, and later excavations from 1964 unearthed evidence of temples, baths, a palace and houses in a Greek style. Unfortunately the site has been looted.
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