Kunduz

Kunduz Persian: قندوز
City
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Coordinates: 36°43′43″N 68°52′5″E / 36.72861°N 68.86806°E / 36.72861; 68.86806
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Kunduz Province
District	Kunduz District
First mention	329 BCE
Area [1]
• Total	11,206 ha (27,691 acres)
• Land	112 km2 (43 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	351 m (1,152 ft)
Population  (2014–2015)[2]
• Total	268,893
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
	Population total is estimated
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
Postal code	35XX
Main language	Dari (majority) Pashto Uzbek
Climate	BSk

Kunduz (/kʊnduːz/; Pashto: قندوز; Persian: قندوز original name: قندوز) is a city in northern Afghanistan, the capital of Kunduz Province. The city has an estimated population of about 268,893 as of 2015, making it about the 7th-largest city of Afghanistan, and the largest city in northeastern Afghanistan.^[2] Kunduz is in the historical Tokharistan region of Bactria, near the confluence of the Kunduz River with the Khanabad River. Kunduz is linked by highways with Kabul to the south, Mazar-i-Sharif to the west, and Badakhshan to the east. Kunduz is also linked with Dushanbe in Tajikistan to the north, via the Afghan dry port of Sherkhan Bandar. This city is famous in Afghanistan for its watermelon production.

As of 2015, the land use of the city (within the municipal boundary) is largely agricultural (65.8% of total area). Residential land comprises nearly half of the 'built-up' land area (48.3%) with 29,877 dwellings. Institutional land comprises 17.9% of built-up land use, given that the airport is within the municipal boundary.^[1]