Balkhab

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Balkhab
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Village
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Balkhab
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°30′N66°30′E / 35.500°N 66.500°E / 35.500; 66.500 Coordinates: 35°30′N66°30′E / 35.500°N 66.500°E / 35.500; 66.500
Country Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan
Province Sar-e Pol Province
District Balkhab District
Time zone + 4.30
Cemetery located in Torkhouj blkhb qbrstn sr chshmh.JPG
Cemetery located in Torkhouj

Balkhab, also known as Tarkhoj, is a village and district capital of Balkhab District in Sar-e Pol Province, in northern Afghanistan. [1]

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References

  1. "Afghanistan Settlements Index" (accessed externally by google in PDF/Adobe Acrobat). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs. Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.