Boyena Qara

Boyena Qara is an older name for Sholgara, in the country south of Balkh. Its later name means a rice paddy, recalling the cultivated land of the district. The settlement lies at the meeting of routes from several neighbouring valleys, including those leading toward Dar-i Suf and Sangcharak. To the north the country opens toward the plain of Balkh, while to the south valleys lead into the broken highlands of northern Afghanistan.