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بلخ

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Also known as Umm Al-Belaad, Mother of All Cities, Umm al-Bilad, Bactra, Baktra, Balch

کهن‌شهری باستانی در شمال افغانستان

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Balkh is a city in northern Afghanistan with a population of about 149,000 people, located south of the Afghanistan-Uzbekistan border and northwest of Mazar-i-Sharif. It is the second largest city in Balkh Province and is governed by Mayor Maulvi Mohammad Qasim Fazal Subhan.

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Settlement.name: Balkh
Settlement.native_name_lang: prs
Settlement.other_name: Bactra
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Green_Mosque,_Balkh.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 240px
Settlement.image_caption: Ruins of the Green Mosque of Balkh, 2018
Settlement.pushpin_map: Afghanistan
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Afghanistan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Balkh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Balkh
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Part of: list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia
Country: Afghanistan
Located in: Balkh
Population: 77000
Elevation: 365
Image: 15c green mosque.jpg
Significant event: Siege of Balkh

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category of associated people: Category:People from Balkh
twinned administrative body: Samarkand
Commons category: Balkh
category for people born here: Category:Births in Balkh
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Balkh
topic's main category: Category:Balkh
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site
different from: Balch

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