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Gardez
Paktia, Afghanistan · Asia
About Gardez
Gardez sits on the route: 25 minutes from Salām Khēl.
Gardez is in Paktia, Afghanistan, with about 100,000 people. The nearest town is Salām Khēl, about 13 km away.
Gardez is a city in southeastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Paktia Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Gardez District and has an estimated population of 105,278 people. Mulawai Habibullah Akhundzada is the current mayor of the city. His predecessor was Mohammad Sharif Elham.
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Paktia University, which is located in the northern part of the city. The Gardez Airport is in the same area of the city. Gardez also has a number of bazaars, business centers, public parks, banks, hotels, restaurants, mosques, hospitals, universities, and places to play sports or just relax. The city is connected by a road network with Aryob to the northeast, Khost to the southeast, Sharan to the southwest, Ghazni to the west, and Puli Alam to the northwest.
Named after 'mountain fortress' in Middle Persian, Gardez was established at a junction between two important roads that cut through a huge alpine valley. Surrounded by the Sulaiman Mountains, it is a city of commerce for a huge area of eastern Afghanistan and has been a strategic location for armies throughout the country's long history. Observation posts believed to be built by Alexander the Great are still crumbling on the hilltops just outside the city limits.
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Gardez is in Paktia, Afghanistan, about 13 km from Salām Khēl.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 103,601
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Region
- Paktia
- Timezone
- Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates
- 33.5974, 69.2259
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