Gardez
Sign in to saveGardez is a city in southeastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Paktia Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Gardez District and has an estimated population of 105,278 people. Mulawai Habibullah Akhundzada is the current mayor of the city. His predecessor was Mohammad Sharif Elham.
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Place details
- Locality
- ګردېزښار
- Region
- پکتيا ولايت
- Country
- افغانستان
- Population
- 103,601
- Timezone
- Asia/Kabul
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Key facts
- Settlement.population_total
- 105278
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_rural
- 73412
- Settlement.population_urban
- 31866
- Settlement.timezone
- Afghanistan Time
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +04:30
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 2300
- Settlement.iso_code
- AF-GDZ
- Settlement.name
- Gardez
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Provincial capital
- Settlement.image_skyline
- gardez_paktya.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280
- Settlement.image_caption
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Located in
- Gardez District
- Population
- +70000
- Elevation
- +2300
- Time zone
- UTC+04:30
- Capital of
- Paktia Province
- Image
- Gardez paktya.jpg
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- Notable people
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Gardez is a city in southeastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Paktia Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Gardez District and has an estimated population of 105,278 people. Mulawai Habibullah Akhundzada is the current mayor of the city. His predecessor was Mohammad Sharif Elham.
Gardez is home to Paktia University, which is located in the northern part of the city. The Gardez Airport is in the same area of the city. Gardez also has a number of bazaars, business centers, public parks, banks, hotels, restaurants, mosques, hospitals, universities, and places to play sports or just relax. The city is connected by a road network with Aryob to the northeast, Khost to the southeast, Sharan to the southwest, Ghazni to the west, and Puli Alam to the northwest.