BALKH

Balkh · AFGHANISTAN (AF) · 36.76°N / 66.90°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,147,290

Balkh is a city in Afghanistan with a population of 114,883. It sits at 36.76/66.90, runs on Asia/Kabul, is 12 km from Chimtāl.

Population 114,883

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Kabul

All facts

fields

Country: Afghanistan
Subdivision: Balkh
Coords: 36.76°N / 66.90°E
UTC offset: +4.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 6 · within 50 km

SW Chimtāl Balkh 0 12.1 km

SE Dehdādī Balkh 0 13.4 km

E Mazār-e Sharīf Balkh 523,300 19.8 km

N Dowlatābād Balkh 0 26.6 km

N Qarchī Gak Balkh 8,942 32.9 km

W Faīẕābād Jowzjan 0 39.7 km

Air access

nearby

MZR

Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport

Large airport

28.6 km

Universities

linked

Balkh University

ba.edu.af

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Balkh?: 114,883 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Balkh in?: Asia/Kabul.
Which country is Balkh in?: Afghanistan (AF).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1147290

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    "id": 1147290,
    "name": "Balkh",
    "ascii_name": "Balkh",
    "country_code": "AF",
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    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Kabul",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 36.75635,
    "longitude": 66.8972
  }
}