Fun fact 5 about Mazar-i-Sharif
city
Mazar-i-Sharif became the first city in Afghanistan to connect itself by rail with a neighboring country.
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 “Infrastructure” section
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