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POPULATION
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ELEVATION
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LOCATION
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IDENTIFYING FEATURE
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Answer
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7,100,000
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1791m
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East of the country, in narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains and the Kabul River.
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Capital city of Afghanistan
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Kabul
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1,089,000
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1010m
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South east of the country, Arghandab River runs along the west of the city.
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Region around this city is one of the oldest known areas of human settlement
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Kandahar
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998,000
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575m
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East of the country, lies in the junction of the Kabul River and Kunar River.
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Leading centre of social and trade activity due to its proximity to Torkham border crossing
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Jalalabad
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715,000
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920m
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West of the country, oasis city situated south of the Paropamisus Mountains.
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Traditionally known for its wine. Centre of intellectual and artistic life in Islamic world
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Herat
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635,000
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357m
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North of the country, located close to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
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Tourist attraction because of its famous shrines. Home to an international airport
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Mazar-i-Sharif
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280,381
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773m
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South west of the country, located where the Arghandab River merges into the Helmand River.
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Trading and Transit Hub in Southern Afghanistan
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Lashkargah
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268,893
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351m
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North east of the country, near the joining of the Kunduz River with the Khanabad River.
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Famous for it's watermelon production
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Kunduz
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221,274
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876m
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North east of the country, located very close to the Tajikistan border.
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Marco Polo described the city as having a 'great corn-market'
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Taloqan
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196,400
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920m
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North east of the country, 230km north of Kabul.
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Trading and transit hub of the Baghlan Province
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Puli Khumri
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175,599
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361m
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North west of the country, located on the banks of the Sari Pul River.
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Was a stronghold for an Uzbek Warlord while at war with a Tajik rival
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Sheberghan
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160,902
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476m
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South west of the country, linked by highways to Iran to the West.
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The Afghan-Iran border is one of the the three important trade-routes connecting Central Asia, East Asia and South Asia with the Middle East
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Zaranj
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149,040
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877m
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North west of the country, located on the Maymana River.
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The citadel in this city dates back to the early Iron Age.
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Maymana
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143,379
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2,219m
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South east of the country, situated on a plateau between Kabul and Kandahar on Highway 1.
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Declared Islamic Capital of Culture in 2013, by ISESCO
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Ghazni
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106,083
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1,225m
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South east of the country, on a plateau extending until the Pakistan border.
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Pine nuts are the most noteworthy export of the province
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Khost
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96,039
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1,600m
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East of the country, lies on the Afghan Ring Road, 69km from the Capital.
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The region around this city saw some of the fiercest fighting during the Soviet-Afghan War
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Charikar
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95,445
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1,254m
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North east of the country, located on the right bank of the Kokcha River.
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Isolated city due to lack of paved roads. There is an airport next to the city offering domestic flights.
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Fayzabad
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71,605
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1,317m
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South of the country, sits next to two rivers with a network of various size canals that provide water to nearby farms.
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Snow can be seen every winter, and city is connected with Kandahar to the South.
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Tarinkot
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70,641
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2,308m
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East of the country, located between two important roads cutting through a huge alpine valley. Surrounded by mountains and deserts of the Hindu Kush.
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Major fuel wood market for the capital. Many of its surrounding forests are being cut down for fuel.
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Gardez
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