Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan

Sar-e Pol
سرپل
Anbar
City
Sar-e Pol is located in Afghanistan
Sar-e Pol
Sar-e Pol
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 36°13′17″N 65°55′40″E / 36.22139°N 65.92778°E / 36.22139; 65.92778
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceSar-e Pol
DistrictSar-e Pol
Area
 • Total29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation
657 m (2,156 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total51,075
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
 (Source: "The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015". Retrieved 22 October 2015.)
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Sar-e Pol or Sari Pul (Persian: سر پل) is the capital city of the province of Sar-e Pol Province in northern Afghanistan. It is in 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]

References

  1. ^ Cohen, Saul Bernard; Cohen, Saul (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. ISBN 9780231145541.
  2. ^ a b "The State of Afghan Cities Report - vol 2 2015". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Sar-e Pol · Population". population.city. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Sar-e Pul Distances Afghanistan". www.distancecalculator.net. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ^ Tapper, Nancy (February 1983). "Acculturation in Afghan Turkistan: Pashtun and Uzbek women". Asian Affairs. 14 (1): 35–44. doi:10.1080/03068378308730096. ISSN 0306-8374.
  6. ^ "Taliban seize two more Afghanistan provincial capitals in northern blitz". Pakistan Today. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Taliban tighten their grip on Afghanistan after capturing two more cities". www.efe.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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