Back مزار شريف Arabic مزار شريف ARZ Mazar-e Sharif AST Məzari-Şərif Azerbaijani مزار شریف AZB Мазари-Шәриф Bashkir Мазары-Шарыф Byelorussian Мазары-Шарыф BE-X-OLD Мазари Шариф Bulgarian মাজার-ই-শরিফ Bengali/Bangla
Mazar-i-Sharif | |
|---|---|
City | |
    From top left to right: Afghan Air Force helicopter flies over Mazar-i-Sharif; Blue Mosque; View from Maulana Jalaludin Cultural Park; Industrial area. | |
  Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°42′N 67°07′E / 36.700°N 67.117°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Balkh Province |
| District | Mazar-i-Sharif District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nasir Ahmad Aini |
| Elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 577,500 - 693,000[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
| Climate | BSk |
Mazār-i-Sharīf or Mazār-e Sharīf is the fourth-largest city of Afghanistan. The population was about 375,000 as of 2006. It is the capital of Balkh province. It is linked by roads to Kunduz in the east, Kabul in the south-east, Herat to the west and Uzbekistan to the north. The city is a major tourist attraction in Afghanistan because of its famous shrines as well as the Muslim and Hellenistic archeological sites. In 2006, the discovery of new Hellenistic remains was announced.[2]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015". Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Balkh Monument". BBC Persian. Retrieved 2011-04-01.