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City profile · Afghanistan · Asia

Aībak

Samangan · Afghanistan
City population
47,823
#25
in Afghanistan
#11,895
worldwide
KabulAībak
36.265, 68.016 · 220 km from Kabul
City population
47,823
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Afghanistan
#25
of 53 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,895
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Afghanistan
0.1%
of the national population

About Aībak

Aībak is a city in Samangan, Afghanistan with a population of 47,823. It is the 25th largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 11,895th largest worldwide. It lies 220 km from Kabul.

Position in Afghanistan
#25of 53
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Afghanistan
Region
Samangan
Distance to capital
220 km
to Kabul
Elevation
969 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Coordinates
36.265, 68.016
Record updated
2026-05-02
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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