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List of cities in Afghanistan

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The only city in Afghanistan with over 1 million people is its capital, Kabul. The rest are smaller cities and towns. Afghanistan's population is estimated to be between 36–50 million.Template:Efn Of this, 26% were reported to be living in urban areas and the rest in rural areas or the countryside.<ref name="NSIA pop"/>

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The chart below shows 18 cities of Afghanistan with a population over 70,000, by order of population. Population estimates are from 2015.<ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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City Province Population
Kabul Kabul 7,100,000
Kandahar Qandahar 1,089,000
Jalalabad Nangarhar 998,000
Herat Herat 715,000
Mazar-i-Sharif Balkh 635,000
Lashkargah Helmand 280,381
Kunduz Kunduz 268,893
Taloqan Takhar 196,400
Puli Khumri Baghlan 221,274
Sheberghan Jowzjan 175,599
Zaranj Nimroz 160,902
Maymana Faryab 149,040
Ghazni Ghazni 143,379
Khost Khost 106,083
Charikar Parwan 96,039
Fayzabad Badakhshan 95,445
Tarinkot Uruzgan 71,604
Gardez Paktia 70,641

Ancient namesEdit

Ancient names of places or cities in Afghanistan:

Current city and region Ancient name
Kabul Kophene,<ref name="anc_geo">The Ancient Geography of India by Alexander Cunningham.</ref> Gaofū, Kābūrā
Ghazni Ghaznīn, Ghazna
Balkh Bakhlo, Bactra, Bokhdī
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Herat Haraiva, Harī, Aria
Laghman Lampaka<ref name="anc_geo"/>
Jalalabad Adinapur<ref>Gazetteer of the Peshawar District 1897-98 Page 55</ref>
Kandahar Arachosia<ref name="anc_geo"/>
Lashkargah Bost, Bust
Zaranj Zranka, Zarangia, Drangiana
Kunduz Drapsaka, Walwalij

GalleryEdit

  • Largest cities in Afghanistan
  • Kabul, Afghanistan view.jpg

    Kabul is the only city in Afghanistan with over a million residents

  • Aerial view of a section of Kandahar in 2013.jpg

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  • View of Herat in 2009.jpg

    Herat is the third largest city and is located in western Afghanistan

  • Mi-17 helicopter flies over the northern Afghan city-101113-N-5006D-582.jpg

    Mazar-i-Sharif is the fourth largest city and is located in northern Afghanistan

  • Aerial view of Jalalabad in 2012.jpg

    Jalalabad, the fifth-largest city, located in eastern Afghanistan

  • Smaller Afghan cities and towns
  • Lashkar Gah - Houses near to the River.jpg

    Lashkargah, capital of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan

  • Ghazni City, 2010.jpg

    Section of Ghazni, capital of Ghazni Province

  • View of Khost, Afghanistan.jpg

    Khost, capital of Khost Province in the east of the country

  • Fayzabad in Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan.jpg

    Fayzabad, capital of Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan

  • Zaranj in June 2011.jpg

    Zaranj, capital of Nimruz Province in southwestern Afghanistan

  • Environmental work decreases impact on Afghanistan's natural and cultural resources 100515-A-CE099-001.jpg

    Qalat, the capital of Zabul Province in the south of the country

  • US soldiers patrolling the streets of Asadabad-6.jpg

    Asadabad, capital of Kunar Province in the east of the country

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