Iranian capital city of Tehran has hosted an international conference on Afghanistan�s city of Ghazni and Persian Language and Culture,�Press TVreported.
Many literary and language scholars from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan have flocked to the gala.

Deputy Minister of Afghanistan�s Ministry of Culture and Russian ambassador to Iran along with several other officials also attended the conference.

The participants discussed how the silent and ruined city of Ghazni today promulgated Persian language and culture.

Ghazni is located in an Afghan province with the same name at the southwest of the capital, Kabul.

The city bears a history that goes back to 6th century BCE when it was conquered by the Achaemenid king, Cyrus II and incorporated into the Persian Empire.

During the Ghaznavid dynasty era, from 975 to 1186 CE, Ghazni was the capital of Persian Empire. It was the center of the Persian culture and language then.

The city was also considered as one of the most important commercial and cultural hubs of the Islamic world.

While the city treasures various historical monuments, it is also known for its diverse Islamic architecture.

Today, the city with a population of about 141,000 people stands as one of the major buoyant trade and industrial centers of Afghanistan.

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) named the city as the capital of Islamic culture and civilization for 2013.

By Press TV

 

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