Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport
Mazar-e-Sharif International Airport, officially called Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi International Airport, is located about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, which is around 15 minutes of driving distance from the center of the city.
The airport's new terminal in June 2014
Mazar-i-Sharif Airport in 1969
An American Lockheed C-5 Galaxy at Camp Marmal in 2012
Mazar-i-Sharīf, also known as Mazar-e Sharīf or simply Mazar, is the fourth-largest city in Afghanistan by population, with an estimated 500,207 residents in 2021. It is the capital of Balkh province and is linked by highways with Kunduz in the east, Kabul in the southeast, Herat in the southwest and Termez, Uzbekistan in the north. It is about 55 km (34 mi) from the Uzbek border. The city is also a tourist attraction because of its famous shrines as well as the Islamic and Hellenistic archeological sites. The ancient city of Balkh is also nearby.
Image: Nowruz in northern Afghanistan 2011 (cropped)
Image: Masjid Sabz Balkh Mazar e Sharif Afghanistan
Image: Burqa, Shrine of Hazrat Ali or The blue mosque
Image: Mazar i Sharif Madrassah