Balkh Province

Balkh is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It is divided into 15 districts and has a population of about 1,509,183, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a Persian-speaking society. The city of Mazar-i-Sharif is the capital and largest city of the province. The Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi International Airport and Cam…
Balkh is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country. It is divided into 15 districts and has a population of about 1,509,183, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a Persian-speaking society. The city of Mazar-i-Sharif is the capital and largest city of the province. The Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi International Airport and Camp Marmal sit on the eastern edge of Mazar-i-Sharif.
  • Capital: Mazar-i-Sharif
  • Country: Afghanistan
  • Time zone: UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
  • Postal code: 17xx
  • ISO 3166 code: AF-BAL
  • Main languages: Persian, Pashto, Turkmen and Uzbek
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