Ghazni
city in Afghanistan
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Summary
Ghazni is a city[1]. Ghazni ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,542 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ghazni District[3]
- Country: Afghanistan[4]
- Instance of: former capital[5], big city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Hayward[7]
- Commons category: Ghazni[8]
- Located in time zone: UTC+04:30[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ghazni[10]
- Population: 143,379[11], 141,000[12], 30,425[13]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16]
- Capital of: Ghaznavid Empire[17], Ghazni District[18], Ghazni Province[19], Emirat de Gazni[20]
- Official name: غزني[21]
- Category for people born here: Q9224864[22]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Ghazni[23]
- Native label: غزني[24]
- Category of associated people: Category:People of Ghazni[25]
- Elevation above sea level: 2219 m[26]
Why It Matters
Ghazni has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Ghazni is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]