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Tarinkot
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Also known as Tarin Kowt, Tarin Kot, Tarinkowt, Tirin Kot, Tirinkot

Tarinkot or Terinkot is a city in south-central Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Uruzgan Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Tarinkot District and has an estimated population of 127,095 people. Majority of its residents are Pashto-speaking ethnic Pashtuns. The current mayor of the city is Mawlawi Abdul Rasheed Hidayatullah.

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Place details

Locality
ترینکوټ
Region
روزگان ولايت
Country
افغانستان
Population
10,000
Timezone
Asia/Kabul

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Tarinkot
Settlement.settlement_type
Provincial capital
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
Uruzgan
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Tarinkot
Settlement.government_type
Municipality
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Mawlawi Abdul Rasheed Hidayatullah
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2025
Settlement.population_total
127095

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population
70000
Elevation
1317
Image
Proksime de Tarin Kut.jpg
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Commons category
Tarin Kowt
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Tarinkot or Terinkot is a city in south-central Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Uruzgan Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Tarinkot District and has an estimated population of 127,095 people. Majority of its residents are Pashto-speaking ethnic Pashtuns. The current mayor of the city is Mawlawi Abdul Rasheed Hidayatullah.

Tarinkot sits at above sea level, and is connected by a road network with Kandahar to the south, Nili in Daikundi Province to the north, and Malistan in Ghazni Province to the northeast.

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