| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:province 
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                                | gptkbp:area | 16,840 km² 
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                                | gptkbp:borderedBy | gptkb:Uzbekistan gptkb:Jowzjan_Province
 gptkb:Kunduz_Province
 gptkb:Samangan_Province
 gptkb:Sar-e_Pol_Province
 
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                                | gptkbp:capital | Mazar-i-Sharif 
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                                | gptkbp:climate | semi-arid 
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                                | gptkbp:country | gptkb:Afghanistan 
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                                | gptkbp:district | gptkb:Kishindih gptkb:Zari
 gptkb:Dawlatabad
 gptkb:Chahar_Bolak
 gptkb:Charkint
 gptkb:Dehdadi
 gptkb:Kaldar
 gptkb:Khulm
 gptkb:Marmul
 gptkb:Nahri_Shahi
 gptkb:Sholgara
 gptkb:Shortepa
 Mazar-i-Sharif
 
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                                | gptkbp:ethnicGroup | gptkb:Pashtun gptkb:Turkmen
 Hazara
 Tajik
 Uzbek
 
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                                | gptkbp:famousFor | agriculture historical sites
 cotton production
 wheat production
 
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                                | gptkbp:governor | Qudratullah Abu Hamza (as of 2023) 
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                                | gptkbp:historicalRegion | gptkb:Bactria 
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                                | gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code | AF-BAL 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:northern_Afghanistan 
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                                | gptkbp:mainLanguage | Dari Pashto
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableCity | gptkb:Sholgara gptkb:Balkh
 Mazar-i-Sharif
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableLandmark | gptkb:Blue_Mosque 
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                                | gptkbp:notablePerson | Avicenna (born near Balkh) Rumi (born in Balkh)
 
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                                | gptkbp:population | about 1,509,183 (2021 est.) 
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                                | gptkbp:river | gptkb:Balkh_River Amu Darya
 
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                                | gptkbp:timezone | UTC+4:30 
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                                | gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode | 03 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Ersari gptkb:Baghlan_Province
 gptkb:Battle_of_Balkh_(2021)
 gptkb:Battle_of_Mazar-i-Sharif_(2020)
 gptkb:Battle_of_Mazar-i-Sharif_(2021)
 gptkb:Balkh
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Balkh Province 
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