Balkh Province

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Balkh بلخ
Capital  • Coordinates	Mazari Sharif  • ~° N ~° E
Population (2002)  • Density	869,000  • /km²
Area	17,249 km²
Time zone	UTC+4:30
Main language(s)	Persian (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, followed by Pashtuns, Uzbak and Hazara.

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

The historic Blue Mosque in Mazari Sharif

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Provinces of Afghanistan

Badakhshan • Badghis • Baghlan • Balkh • Bamyan • Daykundi • Farah • Faryab • Ghazni • Ghor • 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