Fun fact 1 about Mazar-i-Sharif
city
The name Mazar-i-Sharif means 'tomb of the saint', referring to the purported tomb of Ali.
Mazar-i-Sharif
Afghanistan
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Mazar-i-Sharif
Afghanistan
Country
Afghanistan
Population
469.2K
Coordinates
36.71, 67.11
Mazar-i-Sharif or Mazar-e-Sharif is a city in northern Afghanistan, serving as the capital and largest city of Balkh Province. It has 12 city districts (nahias) and an estimated population of 568,013 people. Hafiz Abdul Rahman Himat is the current mayor of the city. His predecessor was Mohammad Kazim Tariq.
From the “Etymology” section
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