Mazar-i-Sharif
capital of Balkh, Afghanistan
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Summary
Mazar-i-Sharif is a city[1]. Mazar-i-Sharif ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,188 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Balkh Province[3], Mazar-i-Sharif District[4]
- Country: Afghanistan[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Mashhad[7], Dushanbe[8]
- Commons category: Mazar-e-Sharif[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC+04:30[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mazar-i-Sharif[11]
- Commons gallery: مزار شریف[12]
- Population: 469,247[13], 103,372[14]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[19], New International Encyclopedia[20]
- Capital of: Balkh Province[21], Mazar-i-Sharif District[22]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mazar-i-Sharif[23]
- Category for people who died here: Q137782878[24]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Mazar-i-Sharif[25]
- Elevation above sea level: 380 m[26]
- Area: 83 km²[27]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mazar-i-Sharif include Mazar-i-Sharif Airport[28], an airport[29], in Afghanistan[30].
Why It Matters
Mazar-i-Sharif has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Mazar-i-Sharif is known by 104 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for Mazar-i-Sharif include Mazar-i-Sharif Airport[28], an airport[29], in Afghanistan[30].