Map of Maymana, Afghanistan

Maymana is the administrative centre of Faryab, Afghanistan, with a population of about 75,900. It lies at 35.9214°N, 64.7836°E, about 877 m above sea level. Maymana is about 428 km (266 mi) west of Kabul, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sar-e Pul, 108 km to the east.

Maymana at a glance

Where is Maymana?

• The 12th largest city in Afghanistan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 43 min on the shortest day to 14 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Maymana

• Sar-e Pul — 108 km east
• Andkhōy — 119 km north
• Shibirghān — 120 km northeast
• Balkh — 211 km northeast
• Kerki — 216 km north, Turkmenistan
• Mazār-e Sharīf — 226 km northeast
• Gowurdak — 238 km northeast, Turkmenistan
• Yolöten — 265 km northwest, Turkmenistan
• Tirmiz — 266 km northeast, Uzbekistan
• Khulm — 275 km east

Largest cities in Faryab

• Andkhōy — 37,900

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.