SHARAN

Paktika · AFGHANISTAN (AF) · 33.18°N / 68.73°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 8,534,261

Sharan is a city in Afghanistan with a population of 2,200. It sits at 33.18/68.73, runs on Asia/Kabul, is 6 km from Zaṟah Sharan.

Population 2,200

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Kabul

All facts

fields

Country: Afghanistan
Subdivision: Paktika
Coords: 33.18°N / 68.73°E
UTC offset: +4.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Zaṟah Sharan Paktika 7,366 6.6 km

NE Mutā Khān Paktika 0 14.5 km

SW ‘Alāqahdārī Yōsuf Khēl Paktika 0 15.6 km

S Yaḩyá Khēl Paktika 0 27.6 km

S Ōmnah Paktika 0 31.2 km

NW Mīray Ghazni 0 31.7 km

N Rāmak Ghazni 0 39.6 km

NE Zurmat Paktia 0 40.1 km

SW Khayr Kōṯ Paktika 0 44.3 km

SW Zarghūn Shahr Paktika 13,737 45.1 km

Air access

nearby

OAS

Sharana Airstrip

Small airport

11.5 km

SBF

Sardeh Band Airport

Small airport

18.3 km

GZI

Ghazni Airport

Small airport

39.5 km

URN

Urgun Airport

Small airport

47.9 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Sharan?: 2,200 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Sharan in?: Asia/Kabul.
Which country is Sharan in?: Afghanistan (AF).
Which airport serves Sharan?: Sharana Airstrip (OAS).
How far is Sharan from Kabul?: About 156 km.
Does Sharan have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Afghanistan?: Afghani.
How many cities are in Afghanistan?: 319 on record.
Which admin region is Sharan in?: Paktika.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/8534261

{
  "data": {
    "id": 8534261,
    "name": "Sharan",
    "ascii_name": "Sharan",
    "country_code": "AF",
    "population": 2200,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Kabul",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 33.17568,
    "longitude": 68.73045
  }
}

Context

comparatives

3.3x smaller than Zaṟah Sharan.
6 km from Zaṟah Sharan.
Same timezone (Asia/Kabul) as 318 other cities in Afghanistan.