Jalalabad

For other uses, see Jalalabad (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Jalal-Abad.

Jalalabad
جلال‌آباد
City
From top counter-clockwise: An aerial view of a section of Jalalabad, Irrigation fields in Jalalabad, Jalalabad Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad in January 2011, Jalalabad Bridge, Governor's House in Jalalabad
Jalalabad is located in Afghanistan
Jalalabad
Jalalabad
Location in Afghanistan
Jalalabad is located in Hindu-Kush
Jalalabad
Jalalabad
Jalalabad (Hindu-Kush)
Coordinates: 34°26′03″N 70°26′52″E / 34.43417°N 70.44778°E / 34.43417; 70.44778
CountryAfghanistan Afghanistan
ProvinceNangarhar Province
Founded1570
Government
 • MayorQari Ehsanullah Sajid[1]
Area
 • Land122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Elevation
575 m (1,886 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
280,685
 [2]
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)
ClimateBWh

Jalalabad (/dʒəˈlæləˌbæd/; جلال آباد [d͡ʒä.lɑː.lɑː.bɑːd̪]) is the fifth-largest city of Afghanistan. It has a population of about 356,274,[3] and serves as the capital of Nangarhar Province in the eastern part of the country, about 130 kilometres (80 mi) from the capital Kabul. Jalalabad is located at the junction of the Kabul River and the Kunar River in a plateau to the south of the Hindu Kush mountains.[4] It is linked by the Kabul-Jalalabad Road to the west and Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to the east through Torkham and the Khyber Pass.

Jalalabad is a leading center of social and trade activity because of its proximity with the Torkham border checkpoint and border crossing, 65 km (40 mi) away.[5] Major industries include papermaking, as well as agricultural products including oranges, lemon, rice, and sugarcane, helped by its warm climate.[6] It hosts Afghanistan's second largest educational institute, Nangarhar University. For centuries the city was favored by Afghan kings[7] and it has a cultural significance in Afghan poetry.[4] During Timur Shah's reign of the Durrani Empire, Jalalabad served as the Afghan winter capital.[8]

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  2. ^ a b "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021–22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ "The State of Afghan Cities report2015". Archived from the original on 31 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Afghan poets dream of peace in Pashtun Jalalabad | Arts & Ent, Culture | THE DAILY STAR". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Jalālābād". Britannica.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  6. ^ "CLIMATE OF AFGHANISTAN – Afghanistan photos". Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. ^ Burns, John F. (11 May 1989). "Inside Jalalabad: A Sad, Crumbling Shel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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