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15 Facts About Mazar-i-Sharif

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Mazar-i-Sharif, called Mazar-e Sharif, or just Mazar, is the fourth-largest city of Afghanistan, with a population estimate of 594,551 people.

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Region around Mazar-i-Sharif has been historically part of Greater Khorasan and was controlled by the Tahirids followed by the Saffarids, Samanids, Ghaznavids, Ghurids, Ilkhanates, Timurids, and Khanate of Bukhara until 1751 when it became part of the Durrani Empire.

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Mazar-i-Sharif is the regional hub of northern Afghanistan, located in close proximity to both Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

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On 14 August 2021, Mazar-i-Sharif was seized by Taliban fighters, becoming the twenty-fifth provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.

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Name Mazar-i-Sharif means "tomb of the saint", a reference to the tomb of Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin, son-in-law and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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Region around Mazar-i-Sharif has been historically part of Greater Khorasan and was controlled by the Tahirids followed by the Saffarids, Samanids, Ghaznavids, Ghurids, Ilkhanates, Timurids, and Khanate of Bukhara.

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Mazar-i-Sharif was the main city that linked to Soviet territory in the north, especially the roads leading to the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.

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Mazar-i-Sharif printed his own currency for the region and established his own airline.

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The 209th Corps of the Afghan National Army is based at Mazar-i-Sharif, which provides military assistance to northern Afghanistan.

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Mazar-i-Sharif is the sixth of seven areas to transition to Afghan control, but critics say the timing is political and there is skepticism over Afghan abilities to combat the Taliban insurgency.

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In November 2018, VOA reported that 40 houses in Qazil Abad, an immediate suburb of Mazar-i-Sharif, used unexploded Soviet Grad surface-to-surface rockets as construction materials.

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Mazar-i-Sharif is known for the Afghan song Bia ke berem ba Mazar by Sarban.

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Mazar-i-Sharif has a cold steppe climate with hot summers and cold winters.

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City of Mazar-i-Sharif has a total population of 500,207, and is the third-largest city of Afghanistan in terms of population.

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Mazar-i-Sharif serves as the major trading center in northern Afghanistan.

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