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BALKH

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

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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

Universities

linked

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

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1147290

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1147290,
    "name": "Balkh",
    "ascii_name": "Balkh",
    "country_code": "AF",
    "population": 114883,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Kabul",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 36.75635,
    "longitude": 66.8972
  }
}
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