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Kabul

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Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is within the jurisdiction of Kabul District and has an estimated population of over 5.3 million people. Located in the eastern half of the country, forming part of Kabul Province, the city is administratively divided into five zones and 22 municipal districts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
5,333,284 1
Area (sq km)
1049 1
City-proper (land) figure; the metro figure in the same infobox is 4,524 km2.
Founding Year
1776 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
1791 1
Latitude
34.5253 degrees north 1
Longitude
69.1783 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+04:30 2
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Associated With

Afghanistan, Countries

Kabul is Afghanistan's capital.

Source Kabul (Wikipedia)
Kabul Province, States or Territories

kabul is associated with kabul-province.

Source Kabul Province (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Afghanistan, Countries

Kabul is Afghanistan's capital.

Source Kabul (Wikipedia)
Kabul Province, States or Territories

kabul is the capital of kabul-province.

Source Kabul Province (Wikipedia)
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Source Supreme Court of Afghanistan (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Kabul (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, first two sentences
    Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is within the jurisdiction of Kabul District and has an estimated population of 5,333,284 people.
  • Lead section
    It is within the jurisdiction of Kabul District and has an estimated population of 5,333,284 people.
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2025
  • Article text
    At an altitude of 1,791 m (5,876 ft) above sea level, it is one of the highest capital cities in the world.
  • Article text
    Kabul became the capital of Afghanistan in 1776 during the reign of Timur Shah Durrani.
  • Infobox, area_land_km2
    1,049 km2 (405 sq mi)
  • Capital Of: Afghanistan, Lead section, capital fact
    Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan.
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2. GeoNames: Kabul - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1138958
    34.52813 69.17233 P PPLC AF 13 101 4434550 1798 Asia/Kabul
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1798 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, 69.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 34.75, 69.25
34.75 69.25 Dsb
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Kabul Province (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
The capital of the province is Kabul city, which is Afghanistan's capital and largest city.
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Wikidata: Kabul
  • Wikidata Q5838, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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