List of cities in Afghanistan

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List of cities in Afghanistan

Kabul, the capital and largest city of Afghanistan
Herat, located in the west of the country, is the third largest city after Kandahar in the south.
An Afghan National Air Force Mi-17 helicopter flying over Mazar-i-Sharif, the fourth largest city of Afghanistan located in the north.

The following are fourteen cities of Afghanistan in order of population. The estimates given are the 2006 figures by the Central Statistics Office of Afghanistan published by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of Afghanistan.

  1. Kabul - 1,925,548
  2. Kandahar - 468,200
  3. Herat - 397,456
  4. Mazar-i-Sharif - 375,181
  5. Kunduz - 247,450
  6. Jalalabad - 205,423
  7. Lashkar Gah - 201,546
  8. Taluqan - 194,471
  9. Puli Khumri - 191,640
  10. Khost - 160,214
  11. Ghazni - 154,618
  12. Sheberghan - 148,329
  13. Sari Pul - 115,463
  14. Farah - 109,409

Ancient names of places or cities in areas now in Afghanistan:

Current city and region Ancient name
Kabul Chabolo, Kophene, Gaofū, Kābūrā
Ghazni Ghaznīn, Ghazna
Balkh Bactra, Bokhdī
Herat Haraiva, Harī, Aria
Laghman Lampaka
Jalalabad Adinapur
Kandahar Arachosia
Lashkar Gah Bost or Bust

See also

  • Places in Afghanistan

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  17. ^ Gazetteer of the Peshawar District 1897-98 Page 55
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