City profile · Afghanistan · Asia
Jalālābād
Nangarhar · Afghanistan
City population
271,900
#5
in Afghanistan
#1
in Nangarhar
#2,098
worldwide
34.426, 70.452 · 118 km from Kabul
About Jalālābād
Jalālābād is a city in Nangarhar, Afghanistan with a population of 271,900. It is the 5th largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 2,098th largest worldwide. It lies 118 km from Kabul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Nangarhar
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
575 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Coordinates
34.426, 70.452
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.