Nili, Afghanistan

Nili نیلی
City
A distant view of Nili in 2011
Nili The location of Nili within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°43′N 66°7′E / 33.717°N 66.117°E / 33.717; 66.117
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Daykundi
District	Nili
Elevation	2,022 m (6,634 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	30,058[1]
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (AFT)

Nili (Dari: نیلی; Pashto: نیلي) is a city in central Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Daykundi Province since 2004.^[2] It is connected by a road network with Bamyan in neighboring Bamyan Province to the northeast and Tarinkot in Uruzgan Province to the south.^[3]

Nili has a total land area of 9,022 ha (22,290 acres),^[4] and a population of around 30,058 people (2022 estimate).^[1] The overwhelming majority are ethnic Hazaras, with Pashto-speaking Pashtuns and others being the minority.^[5]

The city, which has over 2,000 houses and businesses,^[4] is within the Nili District and the Hazarajat region.^[2] It sits at 2,022 m (6,634 ft) above sea level. The Nili Airport is located a few miles away from the town center known as Gul-e-Badam Square (Almond Square).

Nili is an urban village in central Afghanistan in which the majority of the land is not built-up.^[4][6] Barren land is the largest land use and account for 79% of total land area.^[4] There are only 239 hectares of built-up land use, of which 35% is residential and 40% is vacant plots.^[4]