Balkh Province

For the place in Afghanistan, see Balkh.

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Balkh (بلخ)
Province
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Mazar-e Sharif
- coordinates	36°30′N 67°30′E / 36.5°N 67.5°E / 36.5; 67.5
Area	17,249 km2 (6,660 sq mi)
Population	1,123,948 (2006) [1]
Density	70.46 /km2 (182 /sq mi)
Timezone	UTC+4:30
Main language	Persian Pashto Uzbek
Map of Afghanistan with Balkh highlighted
Districts of Balkh

Balkh (Persian: بلخ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country and its name derives from the ancient city of Balkh, near the modern town. Its capital is Mazar-e Sharif. Tajiks make up the majority of the province.^[2] The current governor of Balkh is Ustad Atta Mohammed Noor. The languages spoken are Dari Persian (50%), Pashto (27%), Turkmen (11.9%) and Uzbek (10.7%).^[3]

Districts

The districts of Balkh are:

• Balkh
• Dihdadi
• Sholgara
• Chamtal
• Khulum
• Charbulak
• Dawlat Abad
• Kashinda
• Nahr-e-Shahi
• Shortepa
• Charkan
• Kaldar
• Marmul
• Zaara

See also

• Balkh

References

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