List of cities in Afghanistan

List of cities in Afghanistan
Kabul, the capital and largest city of Afghanistan
Kandahar, the second largest city
Herat, the third largest city
Mazar-i-Sharif, the fourth largest city.
Kunduz, the fifth largest city.
Jalalabad, the sixth largest city.
Lashkar Gah, the seventh largest city.
Khost, the tenth largest city.

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]

  1. Kabul - 1,925,548 [2]
  2. Kandahar - 468,200 [3]
  3. Herat - 397,456 [4]
  4. Mazar-i-Sharif - 375,181 [5]
  5. Kunduz - 247,450 [6]
  6. Jalalabad - 205,423 [7]
  7. Lashkar Gah - 201,546 [8]
  8. Taluqan - 194,471 [9]
  9. Puli Khumri - 191,640 [10]
  10. Khost - 160,214 [11]
  11. Ghazni - 154,618 [12]
  12. Sheberghan - 148,329 [13]
  13. Sari Pul - 115,463 [14]
  14. Farah - 109,409 [15]

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

Current city and region Ancient name
Kabul Chabolo, Kophene,[16] Gaofū, Kābūrā
Ghazni Ghaznīn, Ghazna
Balkh Bactra, Bokhdī
Herat Haraiva, Harī, Aria
Laghman Lampaka [16]
Jalalabad Adinapur[17]
Kandahar Arachosia[16]
Lashkar Gah Bost or Bust

See also

  • Places in Afghanistan

References

  1. ^ "Provincial Development Plan". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. 2006. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Development%20Plan.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
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  3. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Kandahar%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  4. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Herat%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  5. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Balkh%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  6. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Kunduz%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  7. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Nangarhar%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  8. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Helmand%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  9. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Takhar%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  10. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Baghlan%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  11. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Khost%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  12. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Ghazni%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  13. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Jawjan%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  14. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Sar-e-Pul%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  15. ^ "B. Demography and Population". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Farrah%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-13. 
  16. ^ a b c The Ancient Geography of India by Alexander Cunningham .
  17. ^ Gazetteer of the Peshawar District 1897-98 Page 55

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