DID YOU KNOW? 💡 Shahr-e Kohna (“Old City”) or Fereydun Shahr (“City of Fereydoon”) is located in Farah province of Afghanistan. Farāh has retained practically the same name since the first millennium B.C.E. Phrada, the Achaemenid capital of “Drangiana”, modern day Farah. This ancient city is more than 3000 years old. It was one of the ancient places of the Persian kings, as Farah was historically part of the Sistan empire. The territory was known around 500 BC as ‘Drangiana’, with Arachosia (modern day Kandahar) being to the east and Ariana to the north. In 330 BC Alexander the Great took possession of the land and made it part of his empire. During the Islamic Golden Age, Farah became a center of learning and culture. It was part of the Persian cultural and linguistic sphere, which greatly influenced the region’s development. The province contributed to the Islamic civilisation through scholars, poets, and scientists. The region is home to several archaeological sites, inclu...