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Khost (Pashto, Dari: خوست) is a city in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Khost Province. The city is within the jurisdiction of Khost District and has an estimated population of 170,615 people. It is the largest city in the southeastern part of the country, and also the largest in the region of Loya Paktia.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Khost
- Settlement.native_name
- خوست
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Provincial capital
- Settlement.image_skyline
- View of Khost, Afghanistan.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View from the central hill toward Khost Mosque
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Afghanistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Afghanistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Khost
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Khost
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mufti Shahzad Noor Rashid
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 170615
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Located in
- Khost (Matun) District
- Official language
- Pashto
- Population
- 160214
- Elevation
- 1225
- Capital of
- Khost Province
- Official website
- khost.gov.af
- Image
- View of Khost, Afghanistan.jpg
- Significant event
- Siege of Khost
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- Commons category
- Khost
- topic's main category
- Category:Khost
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