Balkh
capital of Balkh District, Afghanistan
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Balkh
Summary
Balkh is a town[1]. Balkh has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Balkh is located in Balkh[3].
- Balkh is in the country of Afghanistan[4].
- Balkh's instance of is recorded as town[5].
- Balkh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Samarkand[6].
- Balkh is part of list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia[7].
- Balkh's Commons category is recorded as Balkh[8].
- Balkh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.758055555556, 'lon': 66.898888888889}[9].
- Balkh's significant event is recorded as Siege of Balkh[10].
- Balkh's significant event is recorded as Siege of Balkh[11].
- Balkh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balkh[12].
- Balkh has a population of {'amount': '+7242'}[13].
- Balkh has a population of {'amount': '+77000'}[14].
- Balkh's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[15].
- Balkh's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
- Balkh's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
- Balkh's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[18].
- Balkh's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[19].
- Balkh's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[20].
- Balkh's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
- Balkh's replaces is recorded as Bactra[22].
- Balkh's capital of is recorded as Balkh[23].
- Balkh's capital of is recorded as Q11929756[24].
- Balkh's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[25].
- Balkh's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Balkh[26].
- Balkh's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Balkh[27].
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Geography
Balkh is in the country of Afghanistan[4]. Balkh is located in Balkh[3]. Balkh is part of list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia[7].
Physical Characteristics
Balkh sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+365'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+7242'}[13] and {'amount': '+77000'}[14].
Designation and Status
Balkh's instance of is recorded as town[5]. Balkh's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[25].
Why It Matters
Balkh has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Balkh is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]