Sar-i Pul (city)

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سرپل
Sar-i Pul
Sar-i Pul (Afghanistan)
Sar-i Pul (36 ° 13 ′ 17 ″ N, 65 ° 55 ′ 40 ″ E)
Sar-i Pul
Coordinates 36 ° 13 '17 "  N , 65 ° 55' 40"  E Coordinates: 36 ° 13 '17 "  N , 65 ° 55' 40"  E
Basic data
Country Afghanistan

province

Sar-i Pul
District Sar-i Pul
ISO 3166-2 AF-SAR
height 888 m
surface 29.9 km²
resident 51,075 (2015)
density 1,708.2  Ew. / km²

Sar-i Pul (or Sar-e Pol ; Pashto / Dari :سرپل) is the capital of Sar-i Pul Province in northern Afghanistan . It is located in the Sar-i Pul district .

On August 8, 2021, Sar-i Pul was captured by the Taliban .

geography

Sar-i Pul is a mountain town, especially in the south. Three-quarters (75%) of the city is mountainous or semi-mountainous terrain, while one-seventh (14%) of the area is flatland.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ tagesschau.de: Fighting in Afghanistan: Taliban conquer Kunduz. Retrieved August 8, 2021 .