Elevation of towns in Afghanistan

117 towns in Afghanistan have a reading on the GMTED2010 grid. The highest is Qal'eh-ye Panjeh (Badakhshan) at 3,544 m (11,627 ft); the lowest is Qarqīn (Jawzjān) at 263 m (863 ft). Half of the towns sit above 1,035 m (the mean is 1,236 m).

Highest towns in Afghanistan

#	Town	Elevation
1	Qal'eh-ye Panjeh Badakhshan	3,544 m (11,627 ft)
2	Marġī Sar-e Pul	3,307 m (10,850 ft)
3	Bāmīyān Bāmiyān	3,104 m (10,184 ft)
4	Qil Qal'eh Bāmiyān	3,028 m (9,934 ft)
5	Gardan Dīwāl Maydan-Wardak	2,989 m (9,806 ft)
6	H̱andūd Badakhshan	2,879 m (9,446 ft)
7	Čīras Sar-e Pul	2,815 m (9,236 ft)
8	Panjāb Bāmiyān	2,761 m (9,058 ft)
9	Eškašem Badakhshan	2,682 m (8,799 ft)
10	Šahrak Ġawr	2,395 m (7,858 ft)

Lowest towns in Afghanistan

#	Town	Elevation
1	Qarqīn Jawzjān	263 m (863 ft)
2	Taš Gozar Balẖ	293 m (961 ft)
3	Āqčah Jawzjān	294 m (965 ft)
4	Qarchi Gak Balẖ	305 m (1,001 ft)
5	Andẖvoy Fāryāb	307 m (1,007 ft)
6	Dawlātābād Balẖ	311 m (1,020 ft)
7	Hazart Imam Kunduz	335 m (1,099 ft)
8	Qal'eh-ye Zal Kunduz	336 m (1,102 ft)
9	Balẖ Balẖ	346 m (1,135 ft)
10	Emām Şāh̨eb Kunduz	358 m (1,175 ft)

Regions of Afghanistan

Region	Towns	Mean	Highest town	Lowest town
Badakhshan	5	2,386 m	Qal'eh-ye Panjeh 3,544 m	Fayzābād 1,239 m
Balẖ	6	372 m	Šulgara 608 m	Taš Gozar 293 m
Baġlān	5	883 m	Andarāb 1,493 m	Baġlān 527 m
Bāmiyān	3	2,964 m	Bāmīyān 3,104 m	Panjāb 2,761 m
Farāh	3	841 m	Šīndand 1,065 m	Farāh 661 m
Fāryāb	4	746 m	Darzi Āb 1,401 m	Andẖvoy 307 m
Herāt	11	927 m	Karuẖ 1,352 m	Tawraġudi 677 m
Hilmand	6	908 m	Baġrān 1,631 m	Deh Šū 602 m
Jawzjān	3	307 m	Shibarghan 363 m	Qarqīn 263 m
Kabul	6	1,692 m	Paġmān 2,316 m	Sarawbi 1,003 m
Kunduz	6	394 m	H̱ānābād 495 m	Hazart Imam 335 m
Lawgar	3	2,080 m	Azrow 2,366 m	Pol-e Alam 1,928 m
Nangarhār	5	820 m	Hugyani 1,280 m	Batsawul 462 m
Nimruz	6	595 m	Čahār Burjak 955 m	Zaranj 482 m
Paktīkā	3	2,168 m	Orgūn 2,231 m	Zarġun Šahr 2,119 m
Sar-e Pul	8	1,862 m	Marġī 3,307 m	Sar-e Pul 640 m
Taẖār	7	905 m	Rostaq 1,255 m	Yangi Qal'eh 467 m
Urūzgān	4	1,436 m	Urūzgān 2,015 m	Deh Rawūd 1,076 m
Ġawr	3	2,295 m	Šahrak 2,395 m	Taywarah 2,177 m

All towns in Afghanistan