Balkh Province
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balkh-province-173-7441830
title:
Balkh Province
text:
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 serves as the capital of the province. The Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi International Airport and Camp Marmal sit on the eastern edge of Mazar-i-Sharif. Balkh, also called Vazīrābād, the name of the province is derived from the ancient city of Bal
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Province of Afghanistan
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkh_Province
date created:
2004-02-06T13:25:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T05:36:33Z
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