Map of Khōst, Afghanistan

Khōst is the administrative centre of Khowst, Afghanistan, with a population of about 96,123. It lies at 33.3395°N, 69.9204°E. Khōst is about 149 km (93 mi) southeast of Kabul, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gardez, 71 km to the northwest.

Khōst at a glance

Where is Khōst?

• The 11th largest city in Afghanistan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 56 min on the shortest day to 14 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Khōst

• Gardez — 71 km northwest
• Bannu — 75 km southeast, Pakistan
• Lakki — 123 km southeast, Pakistan
• Jalālābād — 130 km north
• Tank — 132 km south, Pakistan
• Ghazni — 141 km west
• Kabul — 149 km northwest
• Paghmān — 165 km northwest
• Paharpur — 169 km southeast, Pakistan
• Istālif — 183 km northwest

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.