Map of Charikar, Afghanistan

Charikar is the administrative centre of Parwan, Afghanistan, with a population of about 53,676. It lies at 35.0136°N, 69.1714°E. Charikar is about 54 km (34 mi) north of Kabul, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Istālif, 22 km to the southwest.

Charikar at a glance

Where is Charikar?

• The 20th largest city in Afghanistan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 48 min on the shortest day to 14 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Charikar

• Istālif — 22 km southwest
• Bāzārak — 46 km northeast
• Paghmān — 51 km southwest
• Kabul — 54 km south
• Pul-e Khumrī — 111 km north
• Baghlān — 131 km north
• Jalālābād — 134 km southeast
• Aībak — 174 km northwest
• Khanabad — 186 km north
• Kunduz — 193 km north

Largest cities in Afghanistan

• Kabul — 4,434,550
• Herāt — 574,300
• Kandahār — 523,300
• Mazār-e Sharīf — 523,300
• Jalālābād — 271,900
• Kunduz — 161,902
• Ghazni — 141,000
• Balkh — 114,883
• Baghlān — 108,449
• Gardez — 103,601

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.