Balkh Province
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| Balkh بلخ | |
| Image:Afghanistan-Balkh.png | |
| Capital • Coordinates | Mazari Sharif • |
| Population (2002) • Density | 869,000 • /km² |
| Area | 17,249 km² |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
| Main language(s) | Dari |
Balkh (Persian: بلخ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Mazari Sharif. Tajiks make up the majority of the province.
Other cities include: Balkh
The districts of Balkh are:
- Balkh
- Chahar Bolak
- Chahar Kint
- Chimtal
- Dawlatabad
- Dihdadi
- Kaldar
- Khulm
- Kishindih
- Marmul
- Mazari Sharif
- Nahri Shahi
- Sholgara
- Shortepa
- Zari
Image:Mazar-e sharif - Steve Evans.jpg
Badakhshan • Badghis • Baghlan • Balkh • Bamyan • Daykundi • Farah • Faryab • Ghazni • Ghowr • Helmand • Herat • Jowzjan • Kabul • Kandahar • Kapisa • Khost • Kunar • Kunduz • Laghman • Lowgar • Nangarhar • Nimruz • Nurestan • Oruzgan • Paktia • Paktika • Panjshir • Parvan • Samangan • Sar-e Pol • Takhar • Wardak • Zabul
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