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 at present.

Just like other cities of Afghanistan, Ghazni is very old and has seen many historic 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.Heavy water flow damages Ghazni's Zanakhan Dam  Mar 15 2007, Pajhwok Afghan News 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 
 Ghazni Province

 References and footnotes 



Category:Cities in Afghanistan
Category:Ghazni Province