Farah, Afghanistan

Farah is one of 34 primary administrative regions in Afghanistan with a population of approximately 573,146 people.

Facts and figures on Farah at a glance

Region name: Farah (Farāh)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 573,146 people
Country: Afghanistan
Continent: Asia

The regional headquarters of Farah (Farāh) is located in the regional capital Farah (Farah) with a population of 43,561 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Farah's regional capital Farah to Afghanistan's capital Kabul (Kabul) is approximately 698 km (434 mi).

Facts and figures about Farah
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Farah Farāh573,146 peopleFarah Farah43,561 people

Compare with other regions in Afghanistan.

Map of Farah

Map of Farah

Information on Farah

Information on Farah
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Farah FarāhFarah Farah11AfghanistanAsia

Time in Farah

Time in Farah
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 10:34am (10:34h)NoWed, 24 Apr 2024 - 10:34am (10:34h)UTC +4.5Asia/Kabul

Geographic coordinates of Farah

Latitude & Longitude of Farah
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map32°30'00.0"N (32.5000000°)62°30'00.0"E (62.5000000°)

Subregions in Farah

There are 11 administrative subregions in Farah.
Subregions in Farah
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Anar Darah Anār Darah1.-Anar Darah Anār Darah10,023
Bakwah Bakwāh2.-Markaz-e Hukumat-e Sultan-e Bakwah Markaz-e Ḩukūmat-e Sulţān-e Bakwāh-
Bala Buluk Bālā Bulūk3.---
Farah Farah4.-Farah Farah43,561
Gulistan Gulistān5.-Qal'ah-ye Kuhnah Qal‘ah-ye Kuhnah-
Khak-e Safed Khāk-e Safēd6.---
Lash-e Juwayn Lāsh-e Juwayn7.-Lash-e Juwayn Lāsh-e Juwayn-
Pur Chaman Pur Chaman8.-Dasht-e Qal'ah Dasht-e Qal‘ah-
Pusht-e Rod Pusht-e Rōd9.---
Qal'ah-ye Kah Qal‘ah-ye Kāh10.-Kushkak Kushkak-
Shayb Koh Shayb Kōh11.-Du Qal'ah Dū Qal‘ah-

External sources of information on Farah

Farah on Wikipedia