Map of Kabul, Afghanistan

Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan, with a population of about 4,434,550. It lies at 34.5281°N, 69.1723°E. The nearest city on our map is Paghmān, 21 km to the west.

Kabul at a glance

Where is Kabul?

• The largest city in Afghanistan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 50 min on the shortest day to 14 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kabul

• Paghmān — 21 km west
• Istālif — 35 km north
• Charikar — 54 km north
• Bāzārak — 93 km north
• Gardez — 104 km south
• Jalālābād — 118 km east
• Bāmyān — 127 km west
• Ghazni — 129 km southwest
• Khōst — 149 km southeast
• Pul-e Khumrī — 163 km north

Largest cities in Kabul

• Paghmān — 49,157
• Istālif — 41,413

Largest cities in Afghanistan

• 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
• 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.