List of cities in Afghanistan

Afghanistan has about 26 million people. 5.7 million live in urban areas. The rest live in rural areas or countryside.^[1] The following are fourteen cities of Afghanistan in order of population. The estimates are from 2006.^[2]

Sport fans inside the Ghazi Stadium in the capital of Kabul, which is multi-ethnic and the only city in Afghanistan with over 1 million population.

1. Kabul - 1,925,548 ^[3]
2. Kandahar - 468,200 ^[4]
3. Herat - 397,456 ^[5]
4. Mazar-i-Sharif - 375,181 ^[6]
5. Kunduz - 230,600 ^[7]
6. Jalalabad - 205,423 ^[8]
7. Lashkar Gah - 201,546 ^[9]
8. Taluqan - 194,471 ^[10]
9. Puli Khumri - 191,640 ^[11]
10. Khost - 160,214 ^[12]
11. Ghazni - 154,618 ^[13]
12. Sheberghan - 148,329 ^[14]
13. Sari Pul - 115,463 ^[15]
14. Farah - 109,409 ^[16]

Ancient names

Ancient names of places or cities in Afghanistan:

Current city and region	Ancient name
Kabul	Chabolo, Kophene,[17] Gaofū, Kābūrā
Ghazni	Ghaznīn, Ghazna (Gajant - Sanskrit, Having wealth which can be carried on the elephant)
Balkh	Bactra, Bokhdī
Herat	Haraiva, Harī, Aria
Laghman	Lampaka [17]
Jalalabad	Adinapur[18]
Kandahar	Arachosia[17]
Lashkar Gah	Bost or Bust

Gallery

• Images of Afghan cities
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  The Aino Mina new housing project on the outskirts of Kandahar, which is the second largest Afghan city.
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  Herat, the third largest city
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  Mazar-i-Sharif, the fourth largest city
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  Jalalabad, the sixth largest city
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  Khost, the tenth largest city

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17. The Ancient Geography of India by Alexander Cunningham .
18. Gazetteer of the Peshawar District 1897-98 Page 55