Kunduz
کندز | |
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Coordinates: 36°43′43″N 68°52′5″E / 36.72861°N 68.86806°E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Kunduz Province |
District | Kunduz District |
First mention | 329 BC |
Elevation | 391 m (1,283 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 374,746 |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
Main language | Pashto Dari Uzbek |
Control | Taliban |
Climate | BSk |
Kunduz (Pashto: کندز; Persian: قندوز) also known as Kundûz, Qonduz, Qondûz, Konduz, Kondûz, Kondoz, or Qhunduz is a city in northern Afghanistan. It is the capital of Kunduz Province. It is linked by highways with Mazari Sharif to the west, Kabul to the south and Tajikistan's border to the north. There are about 250,000 living in the city.