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Puli Khumri

Puli Khumri
پل خمری
City
View of the city
View of the city
Puli Khumri is located in Afghanistan
Puli Khumri
Puli Khumri
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°57′N 68°42′E / 35.950°N 68.700°E / 35.950; 68.700
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBaghlan Province
DistrictPuli Khumri District
Area
[1]
 • Total
3,752 ha (9,271 acres)
Elevation
[1]
920 m (3,020 ft)
Population
 (2014-2015)[2]
 • Total
221,274
 • Density5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
 Population Total is Estimated
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)

Puli Khumrī (Persian: پل خمری), also spelled Pul-i-Khumri or Pol-e Khomri, is a city in northern Afghanistan. Puli Khumri is the capital and largest city of Baghlan Province, whose name comes from the other major town in the province, Baghlan.[3] The city has an estimated population of about 221,274 as of 2015, making it about the 9th-largest city of Afghanistan, and the second-largest city in northeastern Afghanistan after Kunduz.[2] It is a major industrial city.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference soac2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "State of Afghan Cities report 2015 (Volume-I English)". UN-Habitat. 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ^ Dupree, Nancy Hatch (1977) [1st Edition: 1970]. An Historical Guide to Afghanistan (2nd Edition, Revised and Enlarged ed.). Afghan Tourist Organization.
  4. ^ "Northern revolt quelled". gulfnews.com. Reuters. 16 December 2001. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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