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Kunduz
Kunduz, Afghanistan · Asia
About Kunduz
Kunduz sits on the route: 15 minutes from Dowr-e Rabāţ.
Kunduz is in Afghanistan, with about 160,000 people. The nearest town is Dowr-e Rabāţ, about 7 km away.
Kunduz, also written as Qunduz, is a city in northern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Kunduz Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Kunduz District and has an estimated population of 413,996 people as of September 2025.
Mawlavi Gul Mohammad Elyas is the mayor of the city.
Kunduz has a domestic airport andRead more
an industrial park, including a growing number of public parks, markets, hospitals, mosques, universities, guesthouses and restaurants. The Kunduz University is located in the middle part of the city.
Kunduz is in the historical Tokharistan region of Bactria, near the confluence of the Kunduz River with the Khanabad River. The city is linked by a road network with Imam Sahib to the north, Taloqan to the east, Baghlan to the south, Mazar-i-Sharif to the west, and Sher Khan Bandar to the northwest. Many foreign tourists coming from Tajikistan pass through the city.
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Kunduz is in Kunduz, Afghanistan, about 7 km from Dowr-e Rabāţ.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 161,902
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Region
- Kunduz
- Timezone
- Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates
- 36.7289, 68.8570
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