Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan

Sar-e Pol سرپل Anbar
City
Sar-e Pol Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 36°13′17″N 65°55′40″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Sar-e Pol
District	Sar-e Pol
Area
• Total	29.9 km^2 (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation	657 m (2,156 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	51,075
• Density	1,700/km^2 (4,400/sq mi)
	(Source: "The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015". Retrieved 22 October 2015.)
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Sar-e Pol or Sari Pul (Persian: سر پل) is the capital city of the province of Sar-e Pol Province in northern Afghanistan. It is in Sari Pul District. Sar-e Pol elevation is 2,155 ft (657 m).^[1]

History

In 2015, it had an official population of 51,075.^[2] in 2018 the population was 164,600.^[3] There were 5,675 total number of dwellings in a total land area of 2,990 hectares.^[2] The city's distance from Kabul is 349 km.^[4]

A 1983 estimate puts the population as 40% Uzbek, 25% Pashtun (10% Durrani, 5% Eastern Pashtuns, 10% non-Durrani Pashtuns), 10% Shi'a Hazaras, 20% Aimaqs and Tajiks, and 5% Arabs.^[5]

The Taliban overran and captured the city on 8 August 2021 as part of their 2021 offensive.^[6][7]

External links

• Yahya bin Zayd holy shrine in Sar-e Pol

  "Saripul" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.

References

1. Cohen, Saul Bernard; Cohen, Saul (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. ISBN 9780231145541.
2. "The State of Afghan Cities Report - vol 2 2015". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
3. "Sar-e Pol · Population". population.city. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
4. "Sar-e Pul Distances Afghanistan". www.distancecalculator.net. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
5. Tapper, Nancy (February 1983). "Acculturation in Afghan Turkistan: Pashtun and Uzbek women". Asian Affairs. 14 (1): 35–44. doi:10.1080/03068378308730096. ISSN 0306-8374.
6. "Taliban seize two more Afghanistan provincial capitals in northern blitz". Pakistan Today. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
7. "Taliban tighten their grip on Afghanistan after capturing two more cities". www.efe.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.