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Highest Elevation in Afghanistan

Top 97 cities ranked by highest elevation

Best Afghanistan Cities

Composite rankings combining multiple weighted metrics — 4 topics from climate and air quality data.

Best Climate Cities
Warm temperatures, plenty of sunshine and clean air.
Cleanest Air Cities
Lowest pollution levels for healthy outdoor living.
Sunniest Cities
Most days of sunshine per year, with warm and dry climate.
Most Urban Cities
Densely populated city centers with the largest urban footprints.
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Highest Elevation — Afghanistan

1 Ashkāsham 01 10,030 ft
2 Khandūd 01 9,209 ft
3 Panjāb 05 8,950 ft
4 Chīras 33 8,829 ft
5 Bāzār-e Yakāwlang 05 8,481 ft
6 Bāmyān 05 8,366 ft
7 Shahrak 09 7,733 ft
8 Ḩukūmatī Azrah 17 7,644 ft
9 Paghmān 13 7,638 ft
10 Gardez 36 7,572 ft
11 Fayrōz Kōh 09 7,425 ft
12 Ghazni 08 7,149 ft
13 Zaṟah Sharan 29 7,067 ft
14 Qal‘ah-ye Shahr 33 7,008 ft
15 Zarghūn Shahr 29 6,955 ft
16 Markaz-e Sayyidābād 27 6,932 ft
17 Uruzgān 39 6,647 ft
18 Nīlī 41 6,634 ft
19 Bāzārak 42 6,447 ft
20 Barakī 17 6,434 ft
21 Baraki Barak 17 6,365 ft
22 Pul-e ‘Alam 17 6,302 ft
23 Istālif 13 6,204 ft
24 Kabul 13 5,899 ft
25 Mīr Bachah Kōṯ 13 5,489 ft
26 Tagāw-Bāy 33 5,466 ft
27 Jabal os Saraj 40 5,289 ft
28 Qalāt 28 5,144 ft
29 Jurm 01 5,131 ft
30 Charikar 40 5,098 ft
31 Bahārak 01 5,092 ft
32 Larkird 33 4,948 ft
33 Sidqābād 14 4,875 ft
34 Sang-e Chārak 33 4,865 ft
35 Karukh 11 4,396 ft
36 Tagāb 14 4,380 ft
37 Tarinkot 39 4,347 ft
38 Rustāq 26 4,311 ft
39 Fayzabad 01 3,970 ft
40 Tukzār 33 3,970 ft
41 Khōst 37 3,881 ft
42 Darzāb 31 3,868 ft
43 Farkhār 26 3,783 ft
44 Nahrīn 03 3,734 ft
45 Kushk 11 3,658 ft
46 Shīnḏanḏ 11 3,514 ft
47 Kandahār 23 3,304 ft
48 Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 18 3,189 ft
49 Aībak 32 3,179 ft
50 Qarah Bāgh 11 3,123 ft
51 Chahār Burj 11 3,094 ft
52 Herāt 11 3,041 ft
53 Āsmār 34 2,995 ft
54 Qala i Naw 02 2,910 ft
55 Sangīn 10 2,904 ft
56 Maymana 07 2,877 ft
57 Asadābād 34 2,746 ft
58 Zindah Jān 11 2,736 ft
59 Gereshk 10 2,723 ft
60 Taloqan 26 2,628 ft
61 Ghōriyān 11 2,612 ft
62 Mehtar Lām 35 2,608 ft
63 Lashkar Gāh 10 2,579 ft
64 Anār Darah 06 2,552 ft
65 Tīr Pul 11 2,464 ft
66 Kuhsān 11 2,428 ft
67 Eslam Qaleh 11 2,382 ft
68 Markaz-e Ḩukūmat-e Darwēshān 10 2,343 ft
69 Farah 06 2,172 ft
70 Ghormach 02 2,162 ft
71 Sar-e Pul 33 2,156 ft
72 Khān Neshīn 10 2,106 ft
73 Pul-e Khumrī 03 2,093 ft
74 ‘Alāqahdārī Dīshū 10 1,955 ft
75 Khāsh 19 1,900 ft
76 Jalālābād 18 1,886 ft
77 Rūdbār 19 1,824 ft
78 Baghlān 03 1,742 ft
79 Mīrābād 19 1,686 ft
80 Khanabad 24 1,637 ft
81 Zaranj 19 1,604 ft
82 Ārt Khwājah 26 1,578 ft
83 Yangī Qal‘ah 26 1,545 ft
84 Muhmand Dara 18 1,522 ft
85 Khulm 30 1,460 ft
86 Chīchkah 24 1,447 ft
87 Kunduz 24 1,319 ft
88 Dasht-e Archī 24 1,243 ft
89 Mazār-e Sharīf 30 1,184 ft
90 Shibirghān 31 1,181 ft
91 Imām Şāḩib 24 1,175 ft
92 Balkh 30 1,142 ft
93 Qarāwul 24 1,106 ft
94 Dowlatābād 30 1,024 ft
95 Andkhōy 07 1,004 ft
96 Qarchī Gak 30 1,004 ft
97 Qarqīn 31 863 ft

Explore the top 97 cities ranked by highest elevation in Afghanistan.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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