List of cities in Afghanistan
The only city in Afghanistan with over 1 million people is its capital, Kabul. The rest are smaller cities and towns. According to the National Statistic and Information Authority of Afghanistan (NSIA), an estimated total number of people living inside Afghanistan was 32,225,560 in 2020. Of this, around 7.8 million were reported to be living in urban areas and the rest in rural or countryside.[2]
List
The chart below shows 18 cities of Afghanistan with a population over 100,000, by order of population.
| Name | Province | Population estimate as of January 1, 2020[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Kabul | Kabul | 4,273,156 |
| Kandahar | Kandahar | 614,254 |
| Herat | Herat | 556,205 |
| Mazar-i-Sharif | Balkh | 469,247 |
| Kunduz | Kunduz | 356,536 |
| Jalalabad | Nangarhar | 263,312 |
| Taloqan | Takhar | 253,735 |
| Puli Khumri | Baghlan | 237,888 |
| Charikar | Parwan | 198,306 |
| Lashkargah | Helmand | 190,555 |
| Sheberghan | Jowzjan | 188,808 |
| Ghazni | Ghazni | 183,051 |
| Khost | Khost | 180,214 |
| Sar-e Pol | Sar-e Pol | 173,719 |
| Chaghcharan | Ghor | 150,892 |
| Mihtarlam | Laghman | 144,162 |
| Farah | Farah | 125,570 |
| Puli Alam | Logar | 117,698 |
Ancient names
Ancient names of places or cities in Afghanistan:
| Current city and region | Ancient name |
|---|---|
| Kabul | Kophene,[4] Gaofū, Kābūrā |
| Ghazni | Ghaznīn, Ghazna |
| Balkh | Bakhlo, Bactra, Bokhdī |
| Bamyan | Bamikan[5] |
| Herat | Haraiva, Harī, Aria |
| Laghman | Lampaka[4] |
| Jalalabad | Adinapur[6] |
| Kandahar | Arachosia[4] |
| Lashkargah | Bost, Bust |
| Zaranj | Zranka, Zarangia, Drangiana |
| Kunduz | Drapsaka, Walwalij |
Gallery
- Images of smaller Afghan cities and towns
Lashkargah, capital of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan
Section of Ghazni, capital of Ghazni Province
Khost, capital of Khost Province in the east
Fayzabad, capital of Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan
Zaranj, capital of Nimruz Province in southwestern Afghanistan
Asadabad, capital of Kunar Province in the east
See also
- Provinces of Afghanistan
- Districts of Afghanistan
- List of places in Afghanistan
- Demography of Afghanistan
References
- ^ "STATE OF AFGHAN CITIES -2015 VOLUME ONE" (PDF). samuelhall.org. Ministry of Urban Development Affairs.
- ^ "NSIA Population Estimates 2019-20" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-09.
- ^ "NSIA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-09.
- ^ a b c The Ancient Geography of India by Alexander Cunningham.
- ^ "معنی بامیکان | لغتنامه دهخدا". Vajehyab.com.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Peshawar District 1897-98 Page 55
External links
- Central Statistics Office of Afghanistan
- Photos of Afghan cities
- World Gazetteer: Afghanistan – map at archive.today (archived 2012-12-10)
