Northwest Afghanistan

[[file:WV banner Northwest Afghanistan Hindu Kush.jpg|1280px]] This section covers the northwestern portion of Afghanistan. The Northern Alliance held out here when Taliban controlled the rest of Afghanistan. The main ethnic groups are Uzbekistan|Uzbek and Tajikistan|Tajik.

The historic region of Bactria spanned territory that included parts of northern Afghanistan — Balkh was it capital — plus areas that are in Uzbekistan or Tajikistan.

Regions of Northwest Afghanistan

Buzkashi sport in the Balkh province - Afghan sport of buzkashi, Balkh province

Official Provinces

• Balkh Province
• Jowzjan Province
• Samangan Province
• Sar-e Pol Province

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Cities

• GPS 36.712 ,67.114 |zoom=10 Mazar-e Sharif - third-largest city of Afghanistan, home to the Shrine of Hazrat Ali commonly called Blue Mosque
• GPS 36.758 ,66.898 Balkh - today a small town, Balkh was once a powerful city known to the Ancient Greeks as Bactra.
• GPS 36.6645 ,65.7537 Sheberghan - over 20,000 pieces of ancient Gold jewelry and artifacts were discovered in 1979 in the village of Tillia Tepe, just outside Sheberghan.
• GPS 36.2619 ,68.0338 Samangan — an ancient city founded by Eucratides I, king of Bactria, developed into a major Buddhist center during the Kushan Dynasty.

More Destinations

• Qaila Jangi

GPS 35.3139 ,69.0371 Salang Pass =

Travel to Northwest Afghanistan

GPS 36.704 ,67.213 |zoom=10* Mazar-e Sharif International Airport (IATA Flight Code: MZR) - direct flight connections to Kabul, Moscow, Mashad, Dubai and Istanbul. Airlines : Afghan Jet International, Ariana Afghan Airlines, Iran Aseman Airlines, / Kam Air, Safi Airways, Turkish Airlines

Halal Restaurants in Northwest Afghanistan

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Stay Safe

No Islamophobic Incidents have been reported

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