Balkh

Balkh, before 2017: Kolkhozobod or Kolkhozabad, is a town in and not to be confused with the ancient city of located in modern-day northern , after which the town was named in 2017.
Wikipedia
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Town with 19,100 residents
  • Description: place in Khatlon, Tajikistan
  • Also known as: “Balkh, Tajikistan”, “Kaganovichabad”, “Kaganowtschab”, “Kolkhozobod”, “Tugalan”, “Tugolan”, and “Тугуланг”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kafirkala.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kafir-kala is an ancient fortress in the Vakhsh Valley in .

Balkh

Latitude
37.5868° or 37° 35′ 13″ north
Longitude
68.66173° or 68° 39′ 42″ east
Population
19,100
Elevation
393 metres (1,289 feet)
Open location code
8J9CHMP6+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2503630306
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1221259
Wiki­data ID
Q1935682
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Balkh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Balkh” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلخ، طاجيكستان”
  • Arabic: “بلخ”
  • Bulgarian: “Балх”
  • Bulgarian: “Колхозабад”
  • Cebuano: “Kolkhozobod (kapital sa distrito sa Tayikistan)”
  • Cebuano: “Kolkhozobod”
  • Dutch: “Balch”
  • Dutch: “Kolkhozabad”
  • Finnish: “Balx”
  • German: “Balch”
  • German: “Kolchosobod”
  • Hindi: “बल्ख”
  • Irish: “Balkh”
  • Italian: “Balch”
  • Italian: “Kolkhozobod”
  • Japanese: “コルホーザバード”
  • Japanese: “バルフ”
  • Kazakh: “Балх (Тәжікстан)”
  • Kazakh: “Балх”
  • Panjabi: “ਬਲਖ਼, ਤਾਜਿਕਸਤਾਨ”
  • Persian: “بلخ”
  • Persian: “کالخازآباد”
  • Polish: “Balch (Tadżykistan)”
  • Polish: “Balch”
  • Pushto: “خالخاز اباد”
  • Russian: “Балх”
  • Russian: “Кагановичабад”
  • Russian: “Колхозабад”
  • Russian: “Колхозобод”
  • Tajik: “Балх (шаҳрак)”
  • Tajik: “Балх”
  • Ukrainian: “Балх”
  • Ukrainian: “Колхозабад”
  • Urdu: “خالخازآباد”
  • Uzbek: “Balx (Jaloliddin Balxiy tumani)”
  • Uzbek: “Balx”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Balkh”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Balkh and Timoshenko.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Панҷшер and Торговый Комплекс ‘Бахор’.

Khatlon: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Qurghonteppa and Kulob.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.