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Bala Hissar
Street address:
 On hill overlooking Balkh city, Balkh Province, AfghanistanMailing address: Balkh Provincial Department of Information and Culture, Balkh Provincial Government, Bagh e Huzur, Mazar e Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan
Proprietor: Ministry of Information and Culture and Balkh Provincial Department of Information and Culture
Contact: Abdullah Ruyin Director General
Telephone: 93 (0) 70 502396 (mobile)
Additional contact: Amanollah Mohammad Ashgar Director of Historic Monuments
Additional contact: Mohammad Sharif Mohammadi Consultant for Historic Monuments
Dates and duration: Open during daylight hours
This fort overlooking the city of Balkh to the north of the central park was on the route of trading caravans and excavations found indications of Chinese pottery here. The site is now riddled with looters’ holes and little is left of the fort.
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