Map of Jalālābād, Nangarhar, Afghanistan

Jalālābād is the administrative centre of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, with a population of about 271,900. It lies at 34.4265°N, 70.4515°E. Jalālābād is about 118 km (73 mi) east of Kabul, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Asadābād, 81 km to the northeast.

Jalālābād at a glance

Where is Jalālābād?

• The 5th largest city in Afghanistan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 51 min on the shortest day to 14 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Jalālābād

• Asadābād — 81 km northeast
• Shabqadar — 104 km east, Pakistan
• Tangi — 111 km east, Pakistan
• Peshawar — 114 km southeast, Pakistan
• Hangu — 114 km southeast, Pakistan
• Kabul — 118 km west
• Charsadda — 122 km east, Pakistan
• Utmanzai — 123 km east, Pakistan
• Khōst — 130 km south
• Bāzārak — 130 km northwest

Largest cities in Afghanistan

• Kabul — 4,434,550
• Herāt — 574,300
• Kandahār — 523,300
• Mazār-e Sharīf — 523,300
• Kunduz — 161,902
• Ghazni — 141,000
• Balkh — 114,883
• Baghlān — 108,449
• Gardez — 103,601
• Khōst — 96,123

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Other places named Jalālābād

• Jalālābād — Punjab, India
• Jalālābād — Uttar Pradesh, India

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.