Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan
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Sar-e Pol
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Sar-e Pol or Sari Pul (
Sari Pul District. Sar-e Pol elevation is 2,155 ft (657 m).[1]
History
In 2015, it had an official population of 51,075.[2] in 2018 the population was 164,600.[3] There were 5,675 total number of dwellings in a total land area of 2,990 hectares.[2] The city's distance from Kabul is 349 km.[4]
A 1983 estimate puts the population as 40% Uzbek, 25% Pashtun (10% Durrani, 5% Eastern Pashtuns, 10% non-Durrani Pashtuns), 10% Shi'a Hazaras, 20% Aimaqs and Tajiks, and 5% Arabs.[5]
The Taliban overran and captured the city on 8 August 2021 as part of their 2021 offensive.[6][7]
External links
- . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
References
- ISBN 9780231145541.
- ^ a b "The State of Afghan Cities Report - vol 2 2015". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Sar-e Pol · Population". population.city. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Sar-e Pul Distances Afghanistan". www.distancecalculator.net. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ISSN 0306-8374.
- ^ "Taliban seize two more Afghanistan provincial capitals in northern blitz". Pakistan Today. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Taliban tighten their grip on Afghanistan after capturing two more cities". www.efe.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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