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[9] [10] The country is the 40th largest in the world in size. Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, located in the Kabul Province. With a location at the intersection of major trade routes, Afghanistan has attracted a succession of invaders since the sixth century BCE. [11] Afghanistan contains most of the Hindu Kush.
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Afghanistan, [e] officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, [f] is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, [g] Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east.
An enlargeable topographic map of Afghanistan. Geography of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is: a landlocked country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. Eurasia. Asia (Central Asia) Greater Middle East. Iranian plateau; Time zone: UTC+04:30; Extreme points of Afghanistan High: Noshaq 7,492 m (24,580 ft) Low: Amu Darya 258 m (846 ft)
This map is part of a collection of 216 free country maps, created by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), to be used in print, web or broadcast products. The ReliefWeb Location Maps released here are maps that highlight a country, its capital, major populated places and the surrounding regions.
This world map was created with an unknown SVG tool. Licensing. ... The map is now centered on Afghanistan. 22:45, 20 November 2009: 541 × 541 (506 KB)
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