Pul-e Khumri
E720208
Pul-e Khumri is a key industrial and administrative city in northern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Baghlan Province and an important regional transport hub.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pul-e Khumri canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| administrativeFunction |
location of provincial government offices
ⓘ
seat of provincial governor of Baghlan ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Baghlan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 35.95°N 68.70°E ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agricultural processing
ⓘ
cement production ⓘ sugar production ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 500–600 metres ⓘ |
| governingBody | municipal authorities of Pul-e Khumri ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative center
ⓘ
industrial center ⓘ regional transport hub ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
saw fighting during the U.S.-led intervention in Afghanistan
ⓘ
site of repeated conflict during Afghan civil wars ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Dari Persian
ⓘ
Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Baghlan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Baghlan District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportRoute |
Kabul–Kunduz road corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kabul–Mazar-i-Sharif highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup |
Hazaras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajiks NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzbeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure |
Baghlan sugar factory
ⓘ
cement plant ⓘ hydropower facilities in Baghlan region ⓘ |
| partOf | Greater Khorasan (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 200000–250000 (early 21st century estimate) ⓘ |
| postalCodeType | Afghan postal code system ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| river | Kunduz River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
Balkh Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunduz NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazar-i-Sharif NERFINISHED ⓘ Samangan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
important logistics center for northern Afghanistan
ⓘ
key node on north–south transport axis in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| timeZone | Afghanistan Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +4:30 ⓘ |
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