List of cities in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has about 26 million people. 5.7 million live in urban areas. The rest live in rural areas or countryside.[1] The following are fourteen cities of Afghanistan in order of population. The estimates are from 2006.[2]

Sport fans inside the Ghazi Stadium in the capital of Kabul, which is multi-ethnic and the only city in Afghanistan with over 1 million population.
- Kabul - 1,925,548 [3]
- Kandahar - 468,200 [4]
- Herat - 397,456 [5]
- Mazar-i-Sharif - 375,181 [6]
- Kunduz - 230,600 [7]
- Jalalabad - 205,423 [8]
- Lashkar Gah - 201,546 [9]
- Taluqan - 194,471 [10]
- Puli Khumri - 191,640 [11]
- Khost - 160,214 [12]
- Ghazni - 154,618 [13]
- Sheberghan - 148,329 [14]
- Sari Pul - 115,463 [15]
- Farah - 109,409 [16]
Ancient names
Ancient names of places or cities in Afghanistan:
Current city and region | Ancient name |
---|---|
Kabul | Chabolo, Kophene,[17] Gaofū, Kābūrā |
Ghazni | Ghaznīn, Ghazna (Gajant - Sanskrit, Having wealth which can be carried on the elephant) |
Balkh | Bactra, Bokhdī |
Herat | Haraiva, Harī, Aria |
Laghman | Lampaka [17] |
Jalalabad | Adinapur[18] |
Kandahar | Arachosia[17] |
Lashkar Gah | Bost or Bust |
Gallery
- Images of Afghan cities
- The Aino Mina new housing project on the outskirts of Kandahar, which is the second largest Afghan city.
- Herat, the third largest city
- Mazar-i-Sharif, the fourth largest city
- Jalalabad, the sixth largest city
- Khost, the tenth largest city
References
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