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.

Just like other cities of Afghanistan, Ghazni is very old and has seen many military invasions.

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

 * Ghazni Province