Mazar-i-Sharif - Quiz
Mazar i Sharif
  • 1. What does Mazar-i-Sharif mean?
A) City of peace
B) Tomb of the saint
C) Land of beauty
D) Place of worship
  • 2. Who is the current mayor of Mazar-i-Sharif as mentioned in the text?
A) Ali Khan
B) Hafiz Abdul Rahman Himat
C) Mohammad Kazim Tariq
D) Rashid Dostum
  • 3. Which province is Mazar-i-Sharif the capital of?
A) Herat Province
B) Kabul Province
C) Balkh Province
D) Nangarhar Province
  • 4. What significant shrine is located in Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) Hindu Temple of Balkh
B) Shrine of the Prophet Muhammad
C) Mausoleum of Imam Ali
D) Tomb of Genghis Khan
  • 5. What is Mazar-i-Sharif's primary airport called?
A) Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi International Airport
B) Kabul International Airport
C) Herat International Airport
D) Bagram Airfield
  • 6. Which ancient city is located approximately 25 km northwest of Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) Termez
B) Balkh
C) Herat
D) Kabul
  • 7. What percentage of built-up land does Mazar-i-Sharif have among Afghan provincial capitals?
A) 65%
B) 91%
C) 85%
D) 75%
  • 8. On what date was Mazar-i-Sharif seized by Taliban fighters in 2021?
A) 25 October
B) 15 September
C) 30 July
D) 14 August
  • 9. Which empire controlled the region around Mazar-i-Sharif after the Khanate of Bukhara until 1751?
A) Ottoman Empire
B) Durrani Empire
C) Mughal Empire
D) British Empire
  • 10. What is Mazar-i-Sharif's altitude above sea level?
A) 500 meters (1,640 feet)
B) 357 meters (1,171 feet)
C) 250 meters (820 feet)
D) 600 meters (1,970 feet)
  • 11. Which city is located to the north of Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) Aybak
B) Bamyan
C) Kunduz
D) Hairatan
  • 12. What was Mazar-i-Sharif's status in Afghanistan regarding urban development as of the text?
A) Lowest population density
B) Least developed urban area
C) Highest percentage of built-up land among provincial capitals
D) Most industrialized city
  • 13. What is Mazar-i-Sharif's geographical significance in Afghanistan?
A) Southernmost major city
B) Capital of the entire country
C) Regional hub of northern Afghanistan
D) Isolated from other cities
  • 14. What was Mazar-i-Sharif's condition during the Soviet–Afghan War and subsequent civil war?
A) Mostly spared from devastation
B) Evacuated completely
C) Heavily destroyed
D) Converted into a military base
  • 15. Which historical empires controlled the region around Mazar-i-Sharif before the Durrani Empire?
A) Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire
B) Persian Empire, Ottoman Empire
C) British Empire, French Empire
D) Tahirids, Saffarids, Samanids, Ghaznavids, Ghurids, Ilkhanids, Timurids, Khanate of Bukhara
  • 16. What is the name of the mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif known for its blue tiles?
A) Green Mosque
B) Red Mosque
C) Golden Dome
D) Shrine of Ali or Blue Mosque
  • 17. Who controlled Mazar-i-Sharif after the fall of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom?
A) The Sasanians
B) Alexander the Great
C) The Seleucids
D) The Yuezhi
  • 18. Which empire controlled Mazar-i-Sharif after the fall of the Kushans?
A) The Seleucids
B) The Greco-Bactrian kingdom
C) The Yuezhi
D) The Sasanians
  • 19. In what year did Islamic conquests reach Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) 1788 CE
B) 1849 CE
C) 651 CE
D) 130 BCE
  • 20. Who ordered the construction of a city and shrine at Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) The Durrani Empire
B) Qilich Ali Beg
C) Seljuk sultan Ahmed Sanjar
D) Genghis Khan
  • 21. Who was the father of Jalal al-Din Rumi?
A) Qilich Ali Beg
B) Ahmed Sanjar
C) Genghis Khan
D) Baha' Walad
  • 22. Which conqueror destroyed the city and shrine at Mazar-i-Sharif in the 13th century?
A) The Sasanians
B) Ahmed Sanjar
C) Genghis Khan
D) Alexander the Great
  • 23. In which year was Mazar-i-Sharif conquered and annexed into Afghanistan?
A) 1849
B) 1751
C) 1837
D) 1788
  • 24. Which war was taking place during the 1980s when Mazar-i-Sharif served as a strategic base for the Soviet Army?
A) Korean War
B) Soviet–Afghan War
C) Vietnam War
D) World War II
  • 25. What was Mazar-i-Sharif's role during the Soviet–Afghan War?
A) Base for mujahideen rebels
B) Strategic base for the Soviet Army
C) Neutral zone
D) Main supply route to Pakistan
  • 26. Which mujahideen militias attempted to take Mazar-i-Sharif but were repelled?
A) Northern Alliance and Hezb-e-Islami Khalis
B) Taliban and Al-Qaeda
C) Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin
D) Hezbe Wahdat and Jamiat-e Islami
  • 27. Which countries provided financial support to Mazar-i-Sharif under Dostum's rule?
A) United States, China, and India
B) Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan
C) Germany, France, and the UK
D) Russia, Turkey, and Uzbekistan
  • 28. What activities were legal in Mazar-i-Sharif under Dostum's rule?
A) Forced conscription and child labor
B) Public executions and torture
C) Polygamy and alcohol consumption
D) Coeducational schools and betting
  • 29. How many non-combatants were estimated to have been killed by the Taliban during their attack on Mazar-i-Sharif in August 1998?
A) 2,000
B) 15,000
C) 8,000
D) 500
  • 30. Which ethnic group was reportedly targeted by the Taliban during their control of Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) Pashtun
B) Hazara
C) Uzbek
D) Tajik
  • 31. What was the last remaining Taliban stronghold in northern Afghanistan after the Battle of Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) Kunduz
B) Herat
C) Jalalabad
D) Kabul
  • 32. Which corps of the Afghan National Army is based at Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) 201st Corps
B) 215th Corps
C) 209th Corps (Shaheen)
D) 205th Corps
  • 33. Which country leads ISAF Regional Command North stationed at Camp Marmal?
A) Sweden
B) Germany
C) United States
D) Norway
  • 34. In what year did NATO troops hand control of Mazar-i-Sharif to local forces?
A) 2015
B) 2011
C) 2013
D) 2009
  • 35. What was the target of the suicide attack on 10 November 2016 in Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) Afghan police station
B) UN office
C) U.S. embassy
D) German consulate
  • 36. How many people were killed in the Taliban attack at Camp Shaheen on 21 April 2017?
A) More than 100
B) Less than 10
C) 50-70
D) 30-40
  • 37. Which Danish organization began demining and rebuilding Qazil Abad after discovering the use of rockets as building materials?
A) UNICEF
B) Danish Refugee Council
C) Red Cross
D) Save the Children
  • 38. Who visited Mazar-i-Sharif on 11 August 2021 to rally local warlords against the Taliban?
A) President Ashraf Ghani
B) General Abdul Rashid Dostum
C) President Hamid Karzai
D) Atta Mohammad Noor
  • 39. Who was killed in a bomb blast on March 9, 2023?
A) Daud Muzamil
B) Abdul Rashid Dostum
C) Atta Mohammad Noor
D) Hamid Karzai
  • 40. Which Afghan song is known for its association with Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) Bia ke berem ba Mazar
B) Lal Meri Pat
C) Afghan Girl
D) Dilbar
  • 41. What is the capital and largest city of Balkh Province?
A) Herat
B) Kandahar
C) Mazar-i-Sharif
D) Kabul
  • 42. Which climate classification does Mazar-i-Sharif have?
A) Humid subtropical
B) Tropical monsoon
C) Cold steppe climate (Köppen BSk)
D) Mediterranean
  • 43. During which months does Mazar-i-Sharif receive most of its precipitation?
A) June to September
B) March to July
C) May to November
D) December to April
  • 44. What is the estimated population of Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) 300,000 people
B) 750,000 people
C) 1,000,000 people
D) 568,013 people
  • 45. What is the dominant language spoken in Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) Dari
B) Turkmen
C) Pashto
D) Uzbek
  • 46. Which ethnic group forms the largest percentage of Mazar-i-Sharif's population according to 2003 data?
A) Pashtuns (15%)
B) Tajiks (53%)
C) Hazaras (12%)
D) Uzbeks (20%)
  • 47. What is a major economic activity in Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) Wine production
B) Karakul sheep farming
C) Cotton weaving
D) Fishing
  • 48. Which sport is Mazar-i-Sharif a center for?
A) Football
B) Cricket
C) Buzkashi
D) Tennis
  • 49. Which highway links Mazar-i-Sharif to Kabul?
A) Highway M39
B) Highway AH76
C) Highway 1
D) Highway 7
  • 50. Which notable person from Mazar-i-Sharif is an Afghan born American diplomat?
A) Muhammad Mohaqiq
B) Zalmay Khalilzad
C) Abdul Ali Mazari
D) Emir Sher Ali Khan
  • 51. Who is a professional football player from Mazar-i-Sharif?
A) Frozan Safi
B) Atta Muhammad Nur
C) Farshad Noor
D) Zalmay Khalilzad
  • 52. Which notable person from Mazar-i-Sharif was an activist assassinated after protesting against the Taliban?
A) Ajab Khan Afridi
B) Frozan Safi
C) Zalmay Khalilzad
D) Muhammad Mohaqiq
  • 53. Which city is a sister city to Mazar-i-Sharif since 1991?
A) Kabul, Afghanistan
B) Tehran, Iran
C) Dushanbe, Tajikistan
D) Mashhad, Iran
  • 54. Who is a notable poet from Mazar-i-Sharif known for introducing she’r-e nimaa'i to Afghan-Persian literature?
A) Wasef Bakhtari
B) Abdul Ali Mazari
C) Atta Muhammad Nur
D) Muhammad Mohaqiq
  • 55. Which notable person from Mazar-i-Sharif was a former mujahideen resistance commander and Governor of Balkh Province?
A) Muhammad Mohaqiq
B) Wasef Bakhtari
C) Zalmay Khalilzad
D) Atta Muhammad Nur
  • 56. Which notable person from Mazar-i-Sharif was a founder and chairman of the People's Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan?
A) Muhammad Mohaqiq
B) Atta Muhammad Nur
C) Abdul Ali Mazari
D) Zalmay Khalilzad
  • 57. Which city is a sister city to Mazar-i-Sharif and located in Iran?
A) Tehran, Iran
B) Mashhad, Iran
C) Kabul, Afghanistan
D) Dushanbe, Tajikistan
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