Kabul

Summary

Kabul is a city^[1]. Kabul ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,836 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kabul is located in Kabul District^[3].
• Kabul is in the country of Afghanistan^[4].
• Kabul is in the country of Achaemenid Empire^[5].
• Kabul is in the country of Seleucid Empire^[6].
• Kabul is in the country of Maurya empire^[7].
• Kabul is in the country of Samanid dynasty^[8].
• Kabul is in the country of Ghaznavids^[9].
• Kabul is on the body of water Kabul River^[10].
• Kabul's head of government is recorded as Hamdullah Nomani^[11].
• Kabul's instance of is recorded as city^[12].
• Kabul's instance of is recorded as national capital^[13].
• Kabul's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[14].
• Kabul River is named after Kabul^[15].
• Kabul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ankara^[16].
• Kabul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kazan^[17].
• Kabul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Omaha^[18].
• Kabul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kansas City^[19].
• Kabul's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[20].
• Kabul's Commons category is recorded as Kabul^[21].
• Kabul's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+04:30^[22].
• 1200 marks the founding of Kabul^[23].
• Kabul's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.532777777778, 'lon': 69.165833333333}^[24].
• Kabul's significant event is recorded as Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment^[25].
• Kabul's significant event is recorded as Siege of the British Residency in Kabul^[26].
• Kabul's significant event is recorded as Siege of Kabul^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Afghanistan^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Afghanistan^[29], founded in 1709^[30]; Achaemenid Empire^[5], a historical country^[31], in Medo-Persia^[32], founded in -0550^[33]; Seleucid Empire^[6], a Hellenistic kingdom^[34], in Seleucid Empire^[35], founded in -0312^[36]; Maurya empire^[7], a historical country^[37], founded in -0322^[38]; Samanid dynasty^[8], a dynasty^[39], in Samanid Empire^[40], founded in 0819^[41]; and Ghaznavids^[9], a dynasty^[42], in Ghaznavid Empire^[43], founded in 0962^[44]. Kabul is located in Kabul District^[3]. Kabul is on the body of water Kabul River^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+4273156'}^[45] and {'amount': '+5333284'}^[46].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[12], national capital^[13], and administrative territorial entity^[14].

History and Context

1200 marks the founding of Kabul^[23]. Kabul River is named after Kabul^[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kabul include Kabul–Darulaman Tramway^[47], a narrow-gauge railway^[48], in Afghanistan^[49], founded in 1923^[50].

Why It Matters

Kabul ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,836 views/month).^[2] Kabul has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] Kabul is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for Kabul include Kabul–Darulaman Tramway^[47], a narrow-gauge railway^[48], in Afghanistan^[49], founded in 1923^[50].