Ğäznä

Ğäznä (Türki: غَزنَ; Persian: غزنه), known also as Ğäzni (Persian: غزنی; Pashto: غزني) or Ğäznin (Persian: غزنین), is an ancient city along the Silk Road. In ancient times it was known as Kuäznä (Ancient Greek: Κούαζνα) and even earlier as Äleksändreiä Opiäne (Ancient Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια Ωπιανή) for a period after Alexander III's conquest of Turän.