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Asadābād
Kunar, Afghanistan · Asia
About Asadābād
Asadābād sits on the route: 15 minutes from Wuṯahpūr.
Asadābād is in Kunar, Afghanistan, with about 48,000 people. The nearest town is Wuṯahpūr, about 7 km away.
Asadabad (Pashto; Dari: اسعدآباد), historically called Chighansarai (Pashto; Dari: چغسرای), is a city in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Kunar Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Asadabad District and has an estimated population of 42,396 people. Mullah Nazar Mohammad Attiq is the current mayorRead more
of the city.
Asadabad is home to the Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University, which is located in the southwestern part of the city. Asadabad also has a number of bazaars, business centers, public parks, banks, hotels, restaurants, mosques, hospitals, universities, and places to play sports or just relax. In 2015 there were 6,350 dwelling units in the city.
Asadabad is located within a valley at the confluence of the Pech River and the Kunar River, between two mountain ridgelines running along both sides of the valley from northeast to southwest. It is in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains about 13 km (8.1 mi) northwest of the Durand Line (Afghanistan-Pakistan border) and 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province.
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Asadābād is in Kunar, Afghanistan, about 7 km from Wuṯahpūr.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 48,400
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Region
- Kunar
- Timezone
- Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates
- 34.8731, 71.1470
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- 80 kmLowari TunnelAn 8.5 km tunnel under the Lowari Pass that finally gave Chitral year-round road access, replacing a seasonal track that closed under snow for half the year. The approach roads still switchback steeply through pine forest.
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