Map of Farah, Afghanistan

Farah is the administrative centre of Farah, Afghanistan, with a population of about 43,561. It lies at 32.3745°N, 62.1164°E. Farah is about 697 km (433 mi) west of Kabul, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Zaranj, 159 km to the south.

Farah at a glance

Where is Farah?

• The 29th largest city in Afghanistan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 01 min on the shortest day to 14 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Farah

• Zaranj — 159 km south
• Zābol — 161 km south, Iran
• Herāt — 220 km north
• Lashkar Gāh — 230 km east
• Gereshk — 239 km east
• Bīrjand — 277 km west, Iran
• Tāybād — 291 km northwest, Iran
• Khvāf — 306 km northwest, Iran
• Qā’en — 312 km northwest, Iran
• Zahedan — 342 km south, Iran

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.