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Taloqan
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Taloqan, also written as Taleqan or Taluqan, is a city in northern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Takhar Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Taloqan District and has an estimated population of 284,990 people. Ethnically, they are Tajiks, Uzbeks, Pashtuns and Hazaras.
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Taloqan is a city in Afghanistan that serves as the capital of Takhar Province and Taluqan City. It is situated at an elevation of 876 meters above sea level. The city has a population of 258,758.
The area falls within the Asia/Kabul timezone. According to GeoNames data, the population is listed as 64,256, with an elevation of 801 meters. Open Meteo records indicate an elevation of 808 meters. The location is identified in OpenStreetMap as a residential area within Takhar Province.
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Place details
- Locality
- تالقان ښار
- Region
- تخار ولايت
- Country
- افغانستان
- Population
- 64,256
- Timezone
- Asia/Kabul
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Taloqan
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- prs
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Provincial capital
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Gouverneurssitz Taloqan.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Takhar governor's office in Taloqan
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Afghanistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Afghanistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Takhar
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Taloqan
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governor
- Settlement.area_land_km2
- 107
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 284990
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Located in
- Taluqan City
- Population
- 258758
- Elevation
- 876
- Capital of
- Taluqan City
- Image
- On the market street in Taloqan (8016345739).jpg
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- Taloqan
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Recent history
- Climate
- Taloqan in Islamic sources
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Taloqan, also written as Taleqan or Taluqan, is a city in northern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Takhar Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Taloqan District and has an estimated population of 284,990 people. Ethnically, they are Tajiks, Uzbeks, Pashtuns and Hazaras.
Taloqan is home to Takhar University, which is in the northwestern part of the city. The Taloqan Airport is a few miles to the north. The city has a number of bazaars, business centers, public parks, banks, hotels, restaurants, mosques, hospitals, universities, and places to play sports or relax.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Taloqan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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