Sheberghan
شبرغان | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Sheberghan Location in Afghanistan  Sheberghan Sheberghan (West and Central Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 36°39′54″N 65°45′07.2″E / 36.66500°N 65.752000°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Jowzjan Province |
| Area | |
• City | 73 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
| Population (2022 estimate) | |
• City | 98,170 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 175,599 [1] |
| [2] | |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
Sheberghān or Shaburghān or shāhpurgān (Uzbek, Pashto, Persian: شبرغان), also spelled Shebirghan and Shibarghan, is the capital city of the Jowzjan Province in northern Afghanistan.
The city of Sheberghan has a population of 175,599.[1] It has four districts and a total land area of 7,335 hectares.[3] The total number of dwellings in Sheberghān is 19,511.[3]
In 2021, the Taliban gained control of the city during the 2021 Taliban offensive.
- ^ a b "The State of Afghan Cities report2015". Archived from the original on 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Jawzjan" (PDF).
- ^ a b "The State of Afghan Cities report 2015".