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