City profile · Afghanistan · Asia
Fayzabad
Badakhshan · Afghanistan
City population
44,421
#26
in Afghanistan
#1
in Badakhshan
#12,698
worldwide
37.117, 70.580 · 315 km from Kabul
About Fayzabad
Fayzabad is a city in Badakhshan, Afghanistan with a population of 44,421. It is the 26th largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 12,698th largest worldwide. It lies 315 km from Kabul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Badakhshan
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
1,210 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Coordinates
37.117, 70.580
Record updated
2026-04-13
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.
Nearby Cities
All 53 in AfghanistanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.