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Tarinkot
Sign in to saveTarinkot or Terinkot is a city in south-central Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Uruzgan Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Tarinkot District and has an estimated population of 127,095 people. Majority of its residents are Pashto-speaking ethnic Pashtuns. The current mayor of the city is Mawlawi Abdul Rasheed Hidayatullah.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Tarinkot
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Provincial capital
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Afghanistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Afghanistan
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uruzgan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tarinkot
- Settlement.government_type
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Located in
- Tarinkot District
- Population
- +70000
- Elevation
- +1317
- Capital of
- Uruzgan Province
- Image
- Proksime de Tarin Kut.jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- 21st century
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education
- Sport
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Tarinkot or Terinkot is a city in south-central Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Uruzgan Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Tarinkot District and has an estimated population of 127,095 people. Majority of its residents are Pashto-speaking ethnic Pashtuns. The current mayor of the city is Mawlawi Abdul Rasheed Hidayatullah.
Tarinkot sits at above sea level, and is connected by a road network with Kandahar to the south, Nili in Daikundi Province to the north, and Malistan in Ghazni Province to the northeast.