Balkh: facts

At a glance

• Country: Afghanistan
• Region: Balkh
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 114,883
• Coordinates: 36.7563° N, 66.8972° E
• Time zone: Asia/Kabul (UTC+04:30)
• Currency: Afghani (AFN)
• Distance to the capital, Kabul: 322 km (200 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport (MZR): 29 km (18 mi), straight line
• Termez Airport (TMJ, Uzbekistan): 70 km (43 mi), straight line
• Maymana Zahiraddin Faryabi Airport (MMZ): 212 km (132 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chimtal: 12 km (7 mi)
• Dehdadi: 13 km (8 mi)
• Mazar-e Sharif: 20 km (12 mi)
• Dowlatabad: 27 km (17 mi)
• Faizabad: 40 km (25 mi)