Map of Bāmyān, Afghanistan

Bāmyān is the administrative centre of Bamyan, Afghanistan, with a population of about 61,863. It lies at 34.8216°N, 67.8273°E. Bāmyān is about 127 km (79 mi) west of Kabul, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Paghmān, 106 km to the east.

Bāmyān at a glance

Where is Bāmyān?

• The 17th largest city in Afghanistan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 49 min on the shortest day to 14 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bāmyān

• Paghmān — 106 km east
• Istālif — 114 km east
• Charikar — 124 km east
• Kabul — 127 km east
• Pul-e Khumrī — 149 km northeast
• Ghazni — 151 km south
• Aībak — 161 km north
• Bāzārak — 163 km east
• Baghlān — 166 km northeast
• Gardez — 187 km southeast

Largest cities in Afghanistan

• Kabul — 4,434,550
• Herāt — 574,300
• Kandahār — 523,300
• Mazār-e Sharīf — 523,300
• Jalālābād — 271,900
• Kunduz — 161,902
• Ghazni — 141,000
• Balkh — 114,883
• Baghlān — 108,449
• Gardez — 103,601

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.