# Mazar-i-Sharif

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A city, the provincial capital of Balkh Province, Afghanistan.

## Etymology
From Classical Persian مَزَارِ شَرِیف (mazār-i šarīf, “noble shrine”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mazar-i-sharif