City profile · Afghanistan · Asia
Karukh
City population
17,484
#44
in Afghanistan
#4
in Herat
#28,144
worldwide
34.481, 62.586 · 603 km from Kabul
About Karukh
Karukh is a city in Herat, Afghanistan with a population of 17,484. It is the 44th largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 28,144th largest worldwide. It lies 603 km from Kabul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 5
Elevation
1,340 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Coordinates
34.481, 62.586
Record updated
2026-04-16
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.