Balkh province

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf province
gptkbp:administrativeDivision gptkb:Kohistan_District
Qarqin District
Charbolak District
Dihdadi District
Kaldar District
Dand-e-Ghori District
Dand-e-Khan District
Dand-e-Khush District
Dand-e-Mohammad District
Dand-e-Sabz District
Dand-e-Shahab District
Nahr-e-Shahi District
Shahrak District
Balkh_District
Chahar_Bolak_District
Dawlatabad_District
Khancharbagh_District
Khulm_District
Mazar-i-Sharif_District
Sholgara_District
Shortepa_District
Zari_District
gptkbp:area 17,200 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Kunduz_province
gptkb:Samangan_province
gptkb:Baghlan_province
Jowzjan_province
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Mazar-i-Sharif
gptkbp:climate continental climate
gptkbp:culturalSignificance local cuisine
traditional music
home to various festivals
gptkbp:education several universities
technical institutes
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Balkh_River
mountains
plains
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:ancient_city_of_Balkh
gptkbp:historicalSite gptkb:Balkh_Citadel
gptkb:Tomb_of_Ali
Blue Mosque
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Balkh province
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:majorIndustry agriculture
trade
handicrafts
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Uzbek
gptkb:Pashtun
predominantly_Tajik
gptkbp:population approximately 1,000,000
gptkbp:touristAttraction natural parks
cultural heritage sites
historical ruins
gptkbp:transportation road network
railway access