Pul-e Khomri

#162 among destinations in Afghanistan

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Puli Khumrī, also spelled Pul-i-Khumri or Pol-e Khomri, is a city in northern Afghanistan. Puli Khumri is the capital and largest city of Baghlan Province, whose name comes from the other major town in the province, Baghlan. The city has an estimated population of about 221,274 as of 2015, making it about the 9th-largest city of Afghanistan, and the second-largest city in northeastern Afghanistan after Kunduz. It is a major industrial city. ()

Local name: پل خمري Population: 113.5 thous.Coordinates: 35°55'60"N, 68°41'60"E

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Pul-e Khomri – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rag-i-Bibi, Puli Khumri District, Shahr-e Naw.

4.2 miSE
Archaeological site
Rag-i-Bibi
108 min walk • Rag-i-Bibi refers to a Sassanian rock relief on a cliff in modern Afghanistan. It first became known to western scholarship in 2002. It is located about a kilometre south of Shamarq and 10 km south of Puli Khumri.
1.2 miN
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Puli Khumri District
30 min walk • Puli Khumri, also spelled Pul-i-Khumri or Pol-e Khomri, is a district of Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. The population of the district was estimated to be around 191,640 in 2004.
0.9 miE
Neighbourhood
Shahr-e Naw
24 min walk • Shahr-e Naw, also spelled Share Naw, Share Now or Shari Naw, is a neighborhood in north-west Kabul, Afghanistan, mostly part of administrative District 4.