Balkh Province (Afghanistan)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Balkh_Province_(Afghanistan)
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:province
gptkbp:area 16,840 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Uzbekistan
gptkb:Jowzjan_Province
gptkb:Kunduz_Province
gptkb:Samangan_Province
gptkb:Sar-e_Pol_Province
gptkbp:capital Mazar-i-Sharif
gptkbp:climate semi-arid
gptkbp:country gptkb:Afghanistan
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
gptkbp:economy gptkb:livestock
agriculture
trade
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Pashtun
gptkb:Turkmen
Hazara
Tajik
Uzbek
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Blue_Mosque
gptkb:ancient_Balkh_city
Silk Road history
gptkbp:governor Qudratullah Abu Hamza (as of 2023)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:ancient_city_of_Balkh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Balkh Province (Afghanistan)
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code AF-BAL
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:northern_Afghanistan
gptkbp:mainLanguage Dari
Pashto
gptkbp:mainRiver Amu Darya
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Balkh
Mazar-i-Sharif
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Nowruz_celebrations_at_Blue_Mosque
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Blue_Mosque
gptkbp:notablePerson Zoroaster (traditionally associated)
Rumi (born in Balkh)
gptkbp:population about 1,509,183 (2021 est.)
gptkbp:timezone UTC+4:30
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode 03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Greater_Khorasan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6