Citadel Bala Hissar
Citadel Bala Hissar is a ruin in Balkh District, Afghanistan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Green Mosque.
Green Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Bluuurgh, Public domain.
The Green Mosque, or the Mosque of Khawaja Abu Nasr Parsa is a mosque, madrasa and mausoleum complex, located in the city of Balkh, northern Afghanistan. Green Mosque is situated 1¼ km south of Citadel Bala Hissar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balkh.
Balkh
Photo: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balkh is a town in the Balkh Province of Afghanistan. It is located approximately 20 kilometres to the northwest of the provincial capital city Mazar-i-Sharif and approximately 74 kilometres to the south of the Amu Darya and the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border.
Citadel Bala Hissar
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Balkh District, Balkh, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.76845° or 36° 46′ 6″ northLongitude
66.90125° or 66° 54′ 5″ eastElevation
340 metres (1,115 feet)Open location code
8J88QW92+9GGeoNames ID
8199096
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