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    Map of Afghanistan

    Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

    Afghanistan is located in South Asia. Below you can see where Afghanistan sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Kabul.

    Where Afghanistan is located
    Outline of Afghanistan
    Reference map of Afghanistan (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Afghanistan (CIA World Factbook)By Original uploader was Zhaladshar at en.wikisource · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Afghanistan
    Location map of AfghanistanBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Afghanistan on the globe
    Afghanistan on the globeBy Shahid Parvez · GFDL · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Political map of Afghanistan and neighboring countries
    Political map: Afghanistan and its neighbors
    Map of the administrative divisions of Afghanistan
    First-level administrative divisions of Afghanistan

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    Administrative divisions of Afghanistan

    Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces.

    Show all 34 provinces
    • Badakhshan
    • Badghis
    • Baghlan
    • Balkh
    • Bamyan
    • Farah
    • Faryab
    • Ghazni
    • Ghor
    • Hilmand
    • Hirat
    • Jawzjan
    • Kabul
    • Kandahar
    • Kapisa
    • Khost
    • Kunar
    • Kunduz
    • Laghman
    • Logar
    • Nangarhar
    • Nimroz
    • Nuristan
    • Paktika
    • Paktya
    • Parwan
    • Samangan
    • Sari Pul
    • Takhar
    • Uruzgan
    • Wardak
    • Zabul

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Geography of Afghanistan

    Continent
    Asia
    Region
    South Asia
    Area
    652,230 km²
    Coordinates
    33.90, 67.70
    Highest point
    Noshaq (7,492 m)
    Land borders
    6

    Bordering countries: Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China.