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Complete Name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Native Name: Afghānistān
ISO-Code: AFG
Capital: Kābol
ContentsThe provinces of Afghanistan as well as all cities and towns of more than 10,000 inhabitants.
Provinces| Name | Abbr. | Original | Capital | A (km²) | C 1979-06-23 | P 2012-09-21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Badakhshān {Badakhshan} | BDS | بدخشان | Feyzābād | 44,059 | 497,758 | 904,700 |
| i | Bādghīs {Badghis} | BDG | بادغيس | Qal'eh-ye Now | 20,591 | 209,526 | 471,900 |
| i | Baghlān {Baghlan} | BGL | بغلان | Pol-e Khomrī | 21,118 | 566,096 | 863,700 |
| i | Balkh | BLK | بلخ | Mazār-e Sharīf | 17,249 | 580,146 | 1,245,100 |
| i | Bāmiyān [Bamyan] {Bamiyan} | BAM | باميان | Bāmiyān | 14,175 | 236,203 | 425,500 |
| i | Dāykondi [Daykundi] {Daykondi} | DAK | دایکندی | Nīlī | 18,200 | 258,758 | 438,500 |
| i | Farāh {Farah} | FRH | فراه | Farāh | 48,471 | 234,621 | 482,400 |
| i | Fāryāb {Faryab} | FYB | فارياب | Meymaneh | 20,293 | 541,706 | 948,000 |
| i | Ghaznī {Ghazni} | GHZ | غزنى | Ghaznī | 22,915 | 646,623 | 1,168,800 |
| i | Ghowr [Ghor] | GHW | غور | Chaghcharān | 36,479 | 337,492 | 657,200 |
| i | Helmand | HLM | هلمند | Lashkar Gāh | 58,584 | 517,645 | 879,500 |
| i | Herāt {Herat} | HRT | هرات | Herāt | 54,778 | 793,198 | 1,780,000 |
| i | Jowzjān {Jowzjan} | JWJ | جوزجان | Sheberghān | 11,798 | 305,080 | 512,100 |
| i | Kābol [Kabul] {Kabol} | KBL | کابل | Kābol | 4,462 | 1,373,572 | 3,950,300 |
| i | Kandahār {Kandahar} | KDH | کندهار | Kandahār | 54,022 | 574,954 | 1,151,100 |
| i | Kāpīsā {Kapisa} | KAP | کاپیسا | Maḥmūd-e Rāqī | 1,842 | 250,553 | 419,800 |
| i | Khowst [Khost] | KHW | خوست | Khowst | 4,152 | 207,206 | 546,800 |
| i | Konarhā [Kunar] {Konarha} | KNR | کنرها | Asadābād | 4,942 | 222,902 | 428,800 |
| i | Konduz [Kunduz] | KDZ | کندز | Konduz | 8,040 | 555,437 | 953,800 |
| i | Laghmān {Laghman} | LGM | لغمان | Mehtarlām | 3,843 | 259,301 | 424,100 |
| i | Lowgar [Logar] | LWG | لوگر | Pol-e 'Alam | 3,880 | 202,761 | 373,100 |
| i | Nangarhār {Nangarhar} | NGH | ننگرهار | Jalālābād | 7,727 | 745,986 | 1,436,000 |
| i | Nīmrūz {Nimruz} | NIM | نيمروز | Zaranj | 41,005 | 103,634 | 156,600 |
| i | Nūrestān [Nuristan] {Nurestan} | NUR | نورستان | Pārwon | 9,225 | 78,569 | 140,900 |
| i | Orūzgān [Urozgan] {Oruzgan} | ORU | اروزګان | Tarīn Kowt | 12,600 | 177,600 | 333,500 |
| i | Paktīkā {Paktika} | PTK | پكتيكا | Sharan | 19,482 | 245,229 | 413,800 |
| i | Paktiyā [Paktia] {Paktiya} | PTY | پكتيا | Gardīz | 6,432 | 288,432 | 525,000 |
| i | Panjshīr {Panjshir} | PNJ | پنجشیر | Bāzārak | 3,610 | 95,222 | 146,100 |
| i | Parwān {Parwan} | PWN | پروان | Chārīkār | 5,974 | 409,528 | 631,600 |
| i | Samangān {Samangan} | SMG | سمنگان | Aybak | 11,262 | 261,693 | 368,800 |
| i | Sar-e Pol | SPL | سر پل | Sar-e Pol | 15,999 | 324,528 | 532,000 |
| i | Takhār {Takhar} | TKR | تخار | Tāloqān | 12,333 | 519,752 | 933,700 |
| i | Wardak (Maydān) | WRD | وردک | Maydān Shahr | 8,938 | 285,557 | 567,600 |
| i | Zābol [Zabul] {Zabol} | ZAB | زابل | Qalāt | 17,343 | 179,362 | 289,300 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | افغانستان | Kābol | 645,807 | 13,086,630 | 25,500,100 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C P 2012-09-21 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kābol | KBL | 3,289,000 |
| 2 | Herāt | HRT | 436,300 |
| 3 | Kandahār | KDH | 397,500 |
| 4 | Mazār-e Sharīf | BLK | 368,100 |
| 5 | Jalālābād | NGH | 206,500 |
| 6 | Konduz | KDZ | 143,800 |
| 7 | Pol-e Khomrī | BGL | 101,100 |
| 8 | Meymaneh | FYB | 78,500 |
| 9 | Sheberghān | JWJ | 76,500 |
Cities & Towns| Name | Original | Adm. | C C 1979-06-23 | C P 2012-09-21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Andkhwoy [Andkhoy] | اندخوی | FYB | 13,137 | 31,000 |
| i | Aqchah [Aqcha] | اقچه | JWJ | 8,876 | 22,900 |
| i | Asadābād {Asadabad} | اسعد اباد | KNR | 2,089 | 13,100 |
| i | Aybak [Haibak] | ایبک | SMG | 4,938 | 27,800 |
| i | Baghlān {Baghlan} | بغلان | BGL | 39,228 | 65,100 |
| i | Balkh | بلخ | BLK | 7,242 | 14,700 |
| i | Bāmiyān [Bamyan] {Bamiyan} | بامیان | BAM | 7,355 | 12,000 |
| i | Bāzārak {Bazarak} | بازارک | PNJ | ... | ... |
| i | Chaghcharān {Chaghcharan} | چغچران | GHW | 2,974 | 6,700 |
| i | Chāh Āb {Chah Ab} | چاه اب | TKR | 10,827 | 22,600 |
| i | Chārīkār {Charikar} | چا ریکار | PWN | 22,424 | 53,900 |
| i | Dawlatābād {Dawlatabad} | دولت اباد | BLK | 6,111 | 10,300 |
| i | Farāh {Farah} | فراه | FRH | 18,797 | 35,000 |
| i | Feyzābād [Fayzabad] {Feyzabad} | فیض اباد | BDS | 9,098 | 31,600 |
| i | Gardīz [Gardez] {Gardiz} | گردیز | PTY | 9,550 | 23,100 |
| i | Ghaznī {Ghazni} | غزنی | GHZ | 30,425 | 56,400 |
| i | Ghūriyān [Ghurian] {Ghuriyan} | غوریان | HRT | 12,404 | 32,800 |
| i | Ḥazrat Emām Shāḥeb [Imam Sahib] {Hazrat Emam Shaheb} | حضرت امام صاحب | KDZ | 12,655 | 33,300 |
| i | Herāt {Herat} | هرات | HRT | 140,323 | 436,300 |
| i | Jalālābād {Jalalabad} | جلال اباد | NGH | 53,915 | 206,500 |
| i | Kābol [Kabul] {Kabol} | کابل | KBL | 913,164 | 3,289,000 |
| i | Kandahār {Kandahar} | کندهار | KDH | 178,409 | 397,500 |
| i | Khānābād {Khanabad} | خان اباد | KDZ | 26,803 | 38,900 |
| i | Kholm | خلم | BLK | 28,078 | 47,200 |
| i | Khowst [Khost] | خوست | KHW | 1,865 | 11,000 |
| i | Konduz [Kunduz] | کندز | KDZ | 53,251 | 143,800 |
| i | Koshk [Kushk] | کشک | HRT | 5,410 | 16,200 |
| i | Lashkar Gāh {Lashkar Gah} | لشکر گاه | HLM | 21,600 | 41,600 |
| i | Maḥmūd-e Rāqī [Mahmud-i-Raqi] {Mahmud-e Raqi} | محمودراقی | KAP | 1,200 | 1,400 |
| i | Maydān Shahr [Maidan Shar] {Maydan Shahr} | میدان شهر | WRD | 2,048 | 2,800 |
| i | Mazār-e Sharīf [Mazar-i-Sharif] {Mazar-e Sharif} | مزار شریف | BLK | 103,372 | 368,100 |
| i | Mehtarlām {Mehtarlam} | مهترلام | LGM | 3,987 | 4,800 |
| i | Meymaneh [Maymana] | میمنه | FYB | 38,251 | 78,500 |
| i | Nīlī {Nili} | نیلی | DAK | ... | ... |
| i | Paghmān {Paghman} | پغمان | KBL | 19,135 | 20,400 |
| i | Pārwon (Nūrestān) [Parun] {Parwon} | پارون | NUR | ... | ... |
| i | Pol-e 'Alam [Pul-i-Alam] {Pol-e Alam} | پل علم | LWG | 3,896 | 5,100 |
| i | Pol-e Khomrī [Puli Khumri] {Pol-e Khomri} | پلخمری | BGL | 31,101 | 101,100 |
| i | Qalāt {Qalat} | قلا ت | ZAB | 5,946 | 11,400 |
| i | Qal'eh-ye Dhāl {Qaleh-ye Dhal} | قلعه ذال | KDZ | 11,632 | 17,800 |
| i | Qal'eh-ye Now {Qaleh-ye Now} | قلعه نو | BDG | 5,340 | 13,800 |
| i | Rostāq {Rostaq} | رستاق | TKR | 6,629 | 12,100 |
| i | Sang-e Chārak [Sangcharak] {Sang-e Charak} | سنگچارک | SPL | 7,744 | 12,100 |
| i | Sar-e Pol | سرپل | SPL | 15,699 | 28,800 |
| i | Sharan [Sharana] | شرن | PTK | 1,398 | 2,600 |
| i | Sheberghān {Sheberghan} | شبر غان | JWJ | 18,955 | 76,500 |
| i | Shūlgara [Shulgareh] {Shulgara} | شولگره | BLK | 5,842 | 9,900 |
| i | Tāloqān {Taloqan} | تالقان | TKR | 19,925 | 68,600 |
| i | Tarīn Kowt [Tarinkot] {Tarin Kowt} | ترینکوت | ORU | 3,362 | 6,300 |
| i | Zaranj | زرنج | NIM | 6,477 | 24,900 |