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Taloqan
Takhar, Afghanistan · Asia
About Taloqan
Taloqan sits on the route: 25 minutes from Khānaqāh.
Taloqan is in Takhar, Afghanistan, with about 64,000 people. The nearest town is Khānaqāh, about 12 km away.
Taloqan, also written as Taleqan or Taluqan, is a city in northern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Takhar Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Taloqan District and has an estimated population of 284,990 people. Ethnically, they are Tajiks, Uzbeks, Pashtuns and Hazaras.
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University, which is in the northwestern part of the city. The Taloqan Airport is a few miles to the north.
The city has a number of bazaars, business centers, public parks, banks, hotels, restaurants, mosques, hospitals, universities, and places to play sports or relax.
Taloqan sits at an altitude of 876 m (2,874 ft) above sea level, and has a land area of 107 km2 (41 sq mi) with 28,691 dwelling units in it. The city is administratively divided into 6 city districts (nahias). There is a major road that passes through the city, linking it with nearby Kunduz in the west and Fayzabad in Badakhshan Province in the northeast.
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Taloqan is in Takhar, Afghanistan, about 12 km from Khānaqāh.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 64,256
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Region
- Takhar
- Timezone
- Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates
- 36.7360, 69.5345
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