Map of Ghazni, Afghanistan

Ghazni is the administrative centre of Ghazni, Afghanistan, with a population of about 141,000. It lies at 33.5539°N, 68.4210°E. Ghazni is about 129 km (80 mi) southwest of Kabul, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gardez, 75 km to the east.

Ghazni at a glance

Where is Ghazni?

• The 7th largest city in Afghanistan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 55 min on the shortest day to 14 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ghazni

• Gardez — 75 km east
• Paghmān — 125 km northeast
• Kabul — 129 km northeast
• Khōst — 141 km east
• Bāmyān — 151 km north
• Istālif — 154 km northeast
• Charikar — 176 km northeast
• Jalālābād — 211 km northeast
• Bannu — 213 km east, Pakistan
• Bāzārak — 220 km northeast

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
• Balkh — 114,883
• Baghlān — 108,449
• Gardez — 103,601
• Khōst — 96,123

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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.