Balkh

Summary

Balkh is a human settlement^[1]. Balkh ranks in the top 0.99% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #354 of 35,923).^[2]

Key Facts

• Balkh is located in Jaloliddin Balkhi District^[3].
• Balkh is in the country of Tajikistan^[4].
• Balkh's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[5].
• Balkh's official language is recorded as Tajik^[6].
• Balkh's postal code is recorded as 735200^[7].
• Balkh's Commons category is recorded as Balkh (Tajikistan)^[8].
• Balkh's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:00^[9].
• Balkh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.589444, 'lon': 68.660833}^[10].
• Balkh has a population of {'amount': '+5336'}^[11].
• Balkh has a population of {'amount': '+9382'}^[12].
• Balkh has a population of {'amount': '+10808'}^[13].
• Balkh has a population of {'amount': '+13354'}^[14].
• Balkh has a population of {'amount': '+16900'}^[15].
• Balkh has a population of {'amount': '+17500'}^[16].
• Balkh's capital of is recorded as Jaloliddin Balkhi District^[17].
• Balkh's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'tg', 'text': 'Балх'}^[18].
• Balkh's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tg', 'text': 'Колхозобод'}^[19].
• Balkh sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1280'}^[20].

Body

Geography

Balkh is in the country of Tajikistan^[4]. Balkh is located in Jaloliddin Balkhi District^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Balkh sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1280'}^[20]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5336'}^[11], {'amount': '+9382'}^[12], {'amount': '+10808'}^[13], {'amount': '+13354'}^[14], {'amount': '+16900'}^[15], and {'amount': '+17500'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Balkh's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[5].

Why It Matters

Balkh ranks in the top 0.99% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #354 of 35,923).^[2] Balkh has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] Balkh is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]