Balkh (afg)

Balkh

Balkh ranks 2,164th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Esztergom, Oromia, and Přerov. The most famous people from Balkh are Rumi, Abu Maʿshar, and Ibrahim ibn Adham. The most famous people who died in Balkh are Zoroaster, Peroz I, and Sabuktigin. Balkh has been the birth place of many writers, and astronomers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Balkh is located in Afghanistan.

Balkh is a city in northern Afghanistan, with an estimated population of 148,972 people. It is within the jurisdiction of Balkh District and its current mayor is Maulvi Mohammad Qasim Fazal Subhan. Located approximately 24 km (15 mi) to the northwest of Mazar-i-Sharif and approximately 74 km (46 mi) to the south of the Amu Darya or the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border, it is the second largest city of Balkh Province. Read more on Wikipedia