City profile · Afghanistan · Asia
Gardez
Paktia · Afghanistan
City population
103,601
#10
in Afghanistan
#5,534
worldwide
33.597, 69.226 · 104 km from Kabul
About Gardez
Gardez is a city in Paktia, Afghanistan with a population of 103,601. It is the 10th largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 5,534th largest worldwide. It lies 104 km from Kabul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Paktia
Elevation
2,308 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Coordinates
33.597, 69.226
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.