MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): As the temperature rises, the number of tourists visiting Khwaja Sikandar area of Sholgara district in northern Balkh province has recently increased manifold, local officials said on Sunday.
Forest greenery, waterfalls and Khwaja Sikandar shrine attract visitors from other provinces in great numbers to Sholgara district every day.
The number of sightseers thronging Khwaja Sikandar area has increased compared to the previous years, said Mohammad Khan Fateh, police chief of Sholgara district.
He said in the past, only a few hundreds of people would visit Khwaja Sikandar area on a daily basis, but now the number . . .
