Map of Afghanistan
This page shows 31 cities in Afghanistan on an interactive map. The largest city by recorded population is Kabul (4,434,550). Select any city for its own map, coordinates, local time and nearby places.
Afghanistan facts
- Capital
- Kabul
- Largest city
- Kabul 4,434,550
- Continent
- Asia
- Area
- 647,500 km² (250,001 sq mi)
- Neighbouring countries
- Turkmenistan, China, Iran, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan
- Currency
- Afghani (AFN)
- Calling code
- +93
- Internet domain
- .af
- Time zones
- Asia/Kabul
Largest cities in Afghanistan
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabul | Kabul | 4,434,550 |
| 2 | Herāt | Herat | 574,300 |
| 3 | Kandahār | Kandahar | 523,300 |
| 4 | Mazār-e Sharīf | Balkh | 523,300 |
| 5 | Jalālābād | Nangarhar | 271,900 |
| 6 | Kunduz | Kunduz | 161,902 |
| 7 | Ghazni | Ghazni | 141,000 |
| 8 | Balkh | Balkh | 114,883 |
| 9 | Baghlān | Baghlan | 108,449 |
| 10 | Gardez | Paktia | 103,601 |
| 11 | Khōst | Khowst | 96,123 |
| 12 | Maymana | Faryab | 75,900 |
| 13 | Khanabad | Kunduz | 71,531 |
| 14 | Bāzārak | Panjshir | 65,000 |
| 15 | Khulm | Balkh | 64,933 |
| 16 | Taloqan | Takhar | 64,256 |
| 17 | Bāmyān | Bamyan | 61,863 |
| 18 | Pul-e Khumrī | Baghlan | 56,369 |
| 19 | Shibirghān | Jowzjan | 55,641 |
| 20 | Charikar | Parwan | 53,676 |
Cities in Afghanistan by region
Balkh (3)
Kabul (3)
Baghlan (2)
Faryab (2)
Helmand (2)
Kunduz (2)
Badakhshan (1)
Bamyan (1)
Farah (1)
Ghazni (1)
Herat (1)
Jowzjan (1)
Kandahar (1)
Khowst (1)
Kunar (1)
Nangarhar (1)
Nimroz (1)
Paktia (1)
Panjshir (1)
Parwan (1)
Samangan (1)
Sar-e Pol Province (1)
Takhar (1)
All 31 cities in Afghanistan
- Sar-e Pul — 52,121
- Zaranj — 49,851
- Paghmān — 49,157
- Asadābād — 48,400
- Aībak — 47,823
- Fayzabad — 44,421
- Lashkar Gāh — 43,934
- Gereshk — 43,588
- Farah — 43,561
- Istālif — 41,413
- Andkhōy — 37,900
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Country facts from GeoNames countryInfo. 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.