City profile · Afghanistan · Asia
Istālif
Kabul · Afghanistan
City population
41,413
#30
in Afghanistan
#3
in Kabul
#13,536
worldwide
34.833, 69.078 · 35 km from Kabul
About Istālif
Istālif is a city in Kabul, Afghanistan with a population of 41,413. It is the 30th largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 13,536th largest worldwide. It lies 35 km from Kabul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kabul
Rank in region
#3of 3
Coordinates
34.833, 69.078
Record updated
16 April 2026
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.