Place:Kunduz, Kunduz, Afghanistan

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NameKunduz
Alt namesDrapsacasource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 347
Kondūzsource: Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 31
Kundūzsource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 10
Qonduzsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Qondūzsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1986) I-174
TypeCity
Coordinates36.73°N 68.86°E
Located inKunduz, Afghanistan
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Kunduz (; ; original name: ) is a city in northern Afghanistan, the capital of Kunduz Province. The city has an estimated population of about 268,893 as of 2015, making it about the 7th-largest city of Afghanistan, and the largest city in northeastern Afghanistan. Kunduz is in the historical Tokharistan region of Bactria, near the confluence of the Kunduz River with the Khanabad River. Kunduz is linked by highways with Kabul to the south, Mazar-i-Sharif to the west, and Badakhshan to the east. Kunduz is also linked with Dushanbe in Tajikistan to the north, via the Afghan dry port of Sherkhan Bandar.

As of 2015, the land use of the city (within the municipal boundary) is largely agricultural (65.8% of total area). Residential land comprises nearly half of the 'built-up' land area (48.3%) with 29,877 dwellings. Institutional land comprises 17.9% of built-up land use, given that the airport is within the municipal boundary.

In 2021, the Taliban gained control of the city during the 2021 Taliban offensive.

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