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Zaranj
Nimroz · Afghanistan
City population
49,851
#22
in Afghanistan
#1
in Nimroz
#11,472
worldwide
30.960, 61.860 · 790 km from Kabul
About Zaranj
Zaranj is a city in Nimroz, Afghanistan with a population of 49,851. It is the 22nd largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 11,472nd largest worldwide. It lies 790 km from Kabul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Nimroz
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
489 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Coordinates
30.960, 61.860
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.