Kabul

Kabul
Kabul; کا‌‌‌پل; Caubul, Cabul, Cabool
	Ceety
	Kabul Location in Afghanistan
	Coordinates: 34°32′N 69°10′E / 34.533°N 69.167°ECoordinates: 34°32′N 69°10′E / 34.533°N 69.167°E
Kintra	Afghanistan
Province	Kabul
No. o destricts	18
Govrenment
• Mayor	Muhammad Yunus Nawandish
Area
• Ceety	275 km2 (106 sq mi)
• Metro	425 km2 (164 sq mi)
Elevation	1791 m (5,876 ft)
Population (2011)
• Metro	3,071,400
• Demonym	Kabuli
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Staundart Time)

Kabul (Persie: کابل‎ Kābol IPA: [kɒːˈbol]; Pashto: کابل‎ Kābul IPA: [kɑˈbul];^[2] archaic Caubul), is the caipital an maistmuckle city o Afghanistan, locatit in the Kabul Province. Accordin tae the 2008 offeecial estimates, the population o Kabul metropolitan area is 2.8 million fowk.^[1]

It is an economic an cultural centre, situatit 5,900 ft (1,800 m) abuin sea level in a narrow valley, wedged atween the Hindu Kush muntains alang the Kabul River. The city is linkit wi Kandahar, Herat an Mazar-e Sharif owin tae a circular motorwey that stretches athort the kintra. It is the stairt o the main road tae Jalalabad an tae Peshawar, Pakistan an aa.

Sister cities

References

1 2 "Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2008/09", Central Statistics Office
↑ Pronunciation in Inglis varies, common are /ˈkɑːbəl/, /ˈkɑːbuːl/, an /kəˈbuːl/. See National Review, November 20, 2002, Merriam-Webster: Kabul

[CSO-1] 1 2 "Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2008/09", Central Statistics Office

[2] Pronunciation in Inglis varies, common are /ˈkɑːbəl/, /ˈkɑːbuːl/, an /kəˈbuːl/. See National Review, November 20, 2002, Merriam-Webster: Kabul

[1]

[2]