Highest Major Cities in Afghanistan

Cities in Afghanistan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Bāzār-e Yakāwlang65,000 people · Bamyan

2,585 m

Bāmyān61,863 people · Bamyan

2,550 m

Shahrak15,967 people · Ghowr

2,357 m

Paghmān49,157 people · Kabul

2,328 m

Gardez103,601 people · Paktia

2,308 m

Ghazni141,000 people · Ghazni

2,179 m

Nīlī30,058 people · Daykundi

2,069 m

Bāzārak65,000 people · Panjshir

1,965 m

Baraki Barak22,305 people · Logar

1,940 m

Istālif41,413 people · Kabul

1,891 m

Kabul4,434,550 people · Kabul

1,798 m

Jabal os Saraj15,032 people · Parwan

1,612 m

Jurm23,064 people · Badakhshan

1,564 m

Charikar53,676 people · Parwan

1,554 m

Bahārak32,551 people · Badakhshan

1,552 m

Sang-e Chārak15,377 people · Sar-e Pol Province

1,483 m

Bagrām113,173 people · Parwan

1,481 m

Karukh17,484 people · Herat

1,340 m

Rustāq25,636 people · Takhar

1,314 m

Fayzabad44,421 people · Badakhshan

1,210 m

Khōst96,123 people · Khowst

1,183 m

Nahrīn22,363 people · Baghlan

1,138 m

Kushk16,952 people · Herat

1,115 m

Shīnḏanḏ29,264 people · Herat

1,071 m

Kandahār523,300 people · Kandahar

1,007 m

Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn15,098 people · Nangarhar

972 m

Aībak47,823 people · Samangan

969 m

Herāt574,300 people · Herat

927 m

Āsmār15,708 people · Kunar

913 m

Maymana75,900 people · Faryab

864 m

Asadābād48,400 people · Kunar

837 m

Gereshk43,588 people · Helmand

830 m

Taloqan64,256 people · Takhar

801 m

Mehtar Lām17,345 people · Laghman

795 m

Lashkar Gāh43,934 people · Helmand

786 m

Eslam Qaleh18,086 people · Herat

726 m

Farah43,561 people · Farah

662 m

Ghormach30,000 people · Badghis

659 m

Pul-e Khumrī56,369 people · Baghlan

638 m

Sar-e Pul52,121 people · Sar-e Pol Province

636 m

Khān Neshīn25,600 people · Helmand

635 m

Khāsh15,133 people · Nimroz

579 m

Jalālābād271,900 people · Nangarhar

575 m

Baghlān108,449 people · Baghlan

531 m

Khanabad71,531 people · Kunduz

499 m

Zaranj49,851 people · Nimroz

489 m

Ārt Khwājah18,623 people · Takhar

481 m

Khulm64,933 people · Balkh

445 m

Kunduz161,902 people · Kunduz

402 m

Mazār-e Sharīf523,300 people · Balkh

361 m

Highlights

Within Afghanistan, Bāzār-e Yakāwlang ranks first in 2026 with 2,585 m, followed by Bāmyān (2,550 m) and Shahrak (2,357 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,585 m (Bāzār-e Yakāwlang) to 361 m (Mazār-e Sharīf), with a median of 990 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Afghanistan, Bāzār-e Yakāwlang ranks first in 2026 with 2,585 m, followed by Bāmyān (2,550 m) and Shahrak (2,357 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,585 m (Bāzār-e Yakāwlang) to 361 m (Mazār-e Sharīf), with a median of 990 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.