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Also known as Mehtar Lam, Mehtarlam, Mehterlam, Mihtar Lam

Mihtarlam (Pashto, Dari: ), also spelled as Mehtarlam, is a city in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Laghman Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Mehtarlam District and has an estimated population of 160,123 people.

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Place details

Locality
مهترلام
Region
لغمان ولايت
Country
افغانستان
Population
17,345
Timezone
Asia/Kabul

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Mihtarlam
Settlement.native_name_lang
prs
Settlement.settlement_type
Provincial capital
Settlement.named_for
Lamech
Settlement.image_caption
Clockwise from top: An alley in Mehtarlam (2005); a highway checkpoint (2005); Mehtarlam RTC (2011)
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Afghanistan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Afghanistan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Laghman
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Mehtarlam
Settlement.government_type
Municipality
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Maulvi Obaidullah Saqib

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Elevation
795
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Methar Lam
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  • Etymology
  • History
  • Climate
  • Places of interest
  • Sports
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References

Mihtarlam (Pashto, Dari: ), also spelled as Mehtarlam, is a city in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Laghman Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Mehtarlam District and has an estimated population of 160,123 people.

The city is situated in the valley formed by the Alishang and Alingar rivers, northwest of Jalalabad. There is a road between the cities that takes about an hour to travel by car. The Laghman University is in the northern part of the city, on university road.

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