About Mazār-e Sharīf
- Mazār-e Sharīf is one of the three largest cities in Afghanistan, with about 520,000 inhabitants.
- No town in the Balkh region is bigger.
- Kabul, the largest city in Afghanistan, is about 306 km away.
- Close by: Balkh (20 km), Qarchī Gak (47 km) and Khulm (52 km).