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

Balkh is a city in northern Afghanistan, with an estimated population of 148,972 people. It is within the jurisdiction of Balkh District and its current mayor is Maulvi Mohammad Qasim Fazal Subhan. Located approximately to the northwest of Mazar-i-Sharif and approximately to the south of the Amu Darya or the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border, it is the second largest city of Balkh Province.

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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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