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- Locality
- اسعدآباد
- Region
- کونړ ولايت
- Country
- افغانستان
- Population
- 48,400
- Timezone
- Asia/Kabul
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Type
- Municipality
- Mayor
- Mullah Nazar Mohammad Attiq
- Land
- 92 km (36 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 827 m (2,713 ft)
- Provincial capital
- 42,396
- Urban
- 17,926
- Rural
- 24,470
- Time zone
- UTC+04:30 ( Afghanistan Time )
- Iso 3166 code
- AF-ASD
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Asadabad (Pashto; Dari: اسعدآباد), historically called Chighansarai (Pashto; Dari: چغسرای), is a city in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Kunar Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Asadabad District and has an estimated population of 42,396 people. Mullah Nazar Mohammad Attiq is the current mayor of the city.
Asadabad is home to the Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University, which is located in the southwestern part of the city. Asadabad also has a number of bazaars, business centers, public parks, banks, hotels, restaurants, mosques, hospitals, universities, and places to play sports or just relax. In 2015 there were 6,350 dwelling units in the city.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Asadabad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.