قائمة المدن في أفغانستان
المدن الوحيدة في أفغانستان بتعداد يزيد عن 1 مليون نسمة هم عاصمة البلد، كابول، ومدينة قندهار. بقية بلديات أفغانستان هن مدن وبلدات أصغر. Afghanistan's total population is estimated to be between 36–50 million individuals.[أ] Of this, 26% were reported to be living in urban areas and the rest in rural areas or the countryside.[2]
القائمة
The chart below shows 18 cities of Afghanistan with a population over 70,000, by order of population. Population estimates are from 2015.[10] However, the population estimate of Kabul is from 2025. [11]
| City | Province | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Kabul (the capital) | Kabul | 7,175,000 |
| Kandahar | Qandahar | 1,089,000 |
| Jalalabad | Nangarhar | 998,000 |
| Herat | Herat | 715,000 |
| Mazar-i-Sharif | Balkh | 635,000 |
| Lashkargah | Helmand | 280,381 |
| Kunduz | Kunduz | 268,893 |
| Taloqan | Takhar | 196,400 |
| Puli Khumri | Baghlan | 221,274 |
| Sheberghan | Jowzjan | 175,599 |
| Zaranj | Nimroz | 160,902 |
| Maymana | Faryab | 149,040 |
| Ghazni | Ghazni | 143,379 |
| Khost | Khost | 106,083 |
| Charikar | Parwan | 96,039 |
| Fayzabad | Badakhshan | 95,445 |
| Tarinkot | Uruzgan | 71,604 |
| Gardez | Paktia | 70,641 |
الأسماء القديمة
Ancient names of places or cities in Afghanistan:
| Current city and region | الاسم القديم |
|---|---|
| كابول | Kophene,[12] Gaofū, Kābūrā |
| غزنة | Ghaznīn, Ghazna |
| بلخ | Bakhlo, Bactra, Bokhdī |
| باميان | Bamikan[13] |
| هرات | Haraiva, Harī, Aria |
| Laghman | Lampaka[12] |
| Jalalabad | Adinapur[14] |
| قندهار | Arachosia[12] |
| Lashkargah | Bost, Bust |
| زرنج | Zranka, Zarangia, Drangiana |
| كندوز | Drapsaka, Walwalij |
معرض صور
- أكبر مدن أفغانستان
Kabul is the most populous city in Afghanistan with more than 7 million residents
Herat is the third largest city and is located in western Afghanistan
Mazar-i-Sharif is the fourth largest city and is located in northern Afghanistan
Jalalabad, the fifth-largest city, located in eastern Afghanistan
![Kandahar is the second largest city and the former capital of Afghanistan. The city is located in southern Afghanistan.[15][16][17]](/w/index.php?title=%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81:Aerial_view_of_a_section_of_Kandahar_in_2013.jpg&filetimestamp=20130930214022&)
- مدن وبلدات أصغر في أفغانستان
Lashkargah, capital of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan
Section of Ghazni, capital of Ghazni Province
Khost, capital of Khost Province in the east of the country
Fayzabad, capital of Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan
Zaranj, capital of Nimruz Province in southwestern Afghanistan
Qalat, the capital of Zabul Province in the south of the country
Asadabad, capital of Kunar Province in the east of the country
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ملاحظات
- ^ The last census was conducted in 1979. Sources disagree about the current population:
- The Afghani National Statistics and Information Authority gives an estimate of 35,695,527 for 2024.[2][3]
- The Encyclopædia Britannica gives an estimate of 36,432,000 for 2025.[4]
- The BBC gives a figure of 38.3 million for 2023.[5]
- The CIA gives an estimate of 40,121,552 for 2024.[6]
- The UN gives an estimate of 42,045,000 for 2024.[7][8]
- The US Census Bureau provides an estimate of 49,552,566 for 2025.[9]
المراجع
- ^ "STATE OF AFGHAN CITIES -2015 VOLUME ONE" (PDF). samuelhall.org. Ministry of Urban Development Affairs.
- ^ أ ب "Library". nsia.gov.af. Retrieved 23 Jan 2025.
- ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2024-25". National Statistics and Information Authority. Retrieved 23 Jan 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 25 Jan 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan country profile". bbc.com. 15 Aug 2023. Retrieved 23 Jan 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan". cia.gov. Retrieved 6 Jan 2025.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2024 Summary of Results" (PDF). un.org. p61. Retrieved 6 Jan 2025.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2024 Data Sources" (PDF). un.org. p11. Retrieved 6 Jan 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan". nsia.gov.af. Retrieved 23 Jan 2025.
- ^ "The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31.
- ^ "City population 2025". sites.ontariotechu.ca (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ^ أ ب ت The Ancient Geography of India by Alexander Cunningham.
- ^ "معنی بامیکان | لغت‌نامه دهخدا". Vajehyab.com (in الإنجليزية).
- ^ Gazetteer of the Peshawar District 1897-98 Page 55
- ^ "Taliban take Afghanistan's second-largest city Kandahar". DW News (in الإنجليزية). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Taliban conquest: A primer on Kandahar, Afghanistan's 2nd biggest city". The Jerusalem Post (in الإنجليزية). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Taliban capture Afghanistan's second biggest city of Kandahar". Reuters (in الإنجليزية). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
وصلات خارجية
- Central Statistics Office of Afghanistan
- Photos of Afghan cities
- World Gazetteer: Afghanistan – map at archive.today (archived 2012-12-10)
- Wilson, Frederick E. "Transcription of Afghan Placenames to an English-style Romanization." Names 34.2 (1986): 185-197.