Baghlan

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City in northern Afghanistan

title: "Baghlan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-baghlan-province", "populated-places-along-the-silk-road"] description: "City in northern Afghanistan" topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-baghlan-province" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghlan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary City in northern Afghanistan ::

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::callout[type=note] the city ::

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Baghlan is located 4.8 km east of the Kunduz River and 56 km south of the Khanabad River. The city is about 500 m above sea level in the northern Hindu Kush mountains. The city of Puli Khumri is known to be an economic hub connected to eight other provinces by the Afghanistan Ring Road, also known as National Highway 01.

History

Baghlan grew as an urban center in the 1930s as a result of a new road from Kabul across the Kunduz River.

Baghlan was the capital of the defunct Qataghan Province of northeastern Afghanistan, prior to the controversial 1964 dissolution.

The capital of Baghlan province was officially transferred to the city of Puli Khumri from the central city of Baghlan. This transition occurred during the 1980s under the influence of Sayed Mansur Naderi, son of Sayed Kayan, who held significant military and political power at the time. The relocation aimed to enhance public access to administrative offices, leveraging Puli Khumri's strategic location along the Kabul-Mazar highway. The cabinet of Mohammad Najibullah, led by Sultan Ali Keshtmand, initially proposed this move through declaration number 492 on March 1, 1989. It was subsequently formalized by Najibullah through decree number 1603 on March 9, 1989.

On 6 November 2007, a suicide bombing targeted a sugar factory in Baghlan during a visit by members of the National Assembly of Afghanistan. Up to 100 people have been reported killed, including six legislators. One of the victims that was killed was Hajji Muhmmad Arif Zarif an MP from the Kabul province.

Climate

With an influence from the local steppe climate, Baghlan features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Baghlan is 15.8 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 284 mm.

July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 28.3 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 3.0 °C.

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Baghlan, elevation 510 m |Jan high C = 7.1 |Feb high C = 8.8 |Mar high C = 15.8 |Apr high C = 22.2 |May high C = 29.2 |Jun high C = 35.7 |Jul high C = 37.2 |Aug high C = 36.0 |Sep high C = 31.6 |Oct high C = 24.2 |Nov high C = 16.1 |Dec high C = 9.6 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 1.3 |Feb mean C = 3.7 |Mar mean C = 10.3 |Apr mean C = 15.8 |May mean C = 21.0 |Jun mean C = 26.1 |Jul mean C = 27.3 |Aug mean C = 25.1 |Sep mean C = 20.0 |Oct mean C = 14.6 |Nov mean C = 7.5 |Dec mean C = 3.0 | year mean C = |Jan low C = -2.8 |Feb low C = 0.0 |Mar low C = 5.0 |Apr low C = 10.1 |May low C = 13.5 |Jun low C = 16.3 |Jul low C = 18.2 |Aug low C = 16.0 |Sep low C = 11.6 |Oct low C = 6.8 |Nov low C = 2.0 |Dec low C = -1.4 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 34.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 46.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 66.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 64.6 |May precipitation mm = 32.2 |Jun precipitation mm = 0.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 0.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 0.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 0.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 11.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 20.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 28.8 |year precipitation mm = | source 1 = FAO{{cite web | url = https://www.fao.org/land-water/land/land-governance/land-resources-planning-toolbox/category/details/fr/c/1028000/ | title = World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM) | publisher= Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations | access-date = 12 November 2024}}

Demographics

The city of Baghlan has an estimated population of 219,073 people, while the whole province has an estimated population of 1,113,400 people. They include Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks.

The population was estimated at 20,000 in 1960 and about 24,410 in 1963, an increase of 22.05% over three years. In 1965 the estimate was 92,432, an increase of 278.66% in two years.

Economy

Baghlan is the center of sugar beet production in Afghanistan. Cotton production and cotton manufacturing are also important in the region.

Notable people

Notes

References

References

  2. (10 February 2025). "450 returnee families in Baghlan get new houses". Pajhwok Afghan News.
  3. (January 10, 2025). "Markazi Baghlan Municipality Executes 13 projects".
  4. D. Balland. "BAGÚLAÚN". Columbia University.
  5. Author: Hakimi, Aziz Ahmed. Title: Fighting for Patronage: American counterinsurgency and the Afghan Local Police. Publisher: University of London. Date: 23.07.2015. Access date: 04.04.2024.
  6. Official Gadget of Ministry of Justice of Afghanistan Republic Government. (1989, July 6). Decree number 1603 of March 9, 1989 by Afghanistan President about transfer of Baghlan capital to Puli Khumri and omission of Puli Khumri as a district in the administrative structure of the province. Retrieved April 5, 2024, from https://law.acku.edu.af/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/acku_risalah_knf2720_meem69_1368_n695_dari_title1.pdf
  7. (September 2025). "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26". National Statistics and Information Authority.
  8. "Program for Culture and Conflict Studies". Naval Postgraduate School.

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