Dawlatabad district is located in the northwestern part of Balkh province in Afghanistan. Balkh (بلخ is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The population is over 94,000 people. The capital is the city of Dawlatabad (Pop: 12,400) at 298 m height above the sea level.