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Sar-e Pol سرپلAnbar
City
Sar-e PolLocation in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 36°13′17″N 65°55′40″E / 36.22139°N 65.92778°E / 36.22139; 65.92778
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Sar-e Pol
District	Sar-e Pol
Area
• Total	29.9 km (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation	657 m (2,156 ft)
Population
• Total	51,075
• Density	1,700/km (4,400/sq mi)
	(Source: "The State of Afghan Cities Report 2015". Retrieved 22 October 2015.)
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Sar-e Pol or Sari Pul (Persian: سر پل) is the capital city of the province of Sar-e Pol Province in northern Afghanistan. It is in Sari Pul District. Sar-e Pol elevation is 2,155 ft (657 m).

History

In 2015, it had an official population of 51,075. in 2018 the population was 164,600. There were 5,675 total number of dwellings in a total land area of 2,990 hectares. The city's distance from Kabul is 349 km.

A 1983 estimate puts the population as 40% Uzbek, 25% Pashtun (10% Durrani, 5% Eastern Pashtuns, 10% non-Durrani Pashtuns), 10% Shi'a Hazaras, 20% Aimaqs and Tajiks, and 5% Arabs.

The Taliban overran and captured the city on 8 August 2021 as part of their 2021 offensive.

External links

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  "Saripul" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.

References

1. Cohen, Saul Bernard; Cohen, Saul (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. ISBN 9780231145541.
2. ^ "The State of Afghan Cities Report - vol 2 2015". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
3. "Sar-e Pol · Population". population.city. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
4. "Sar-e Pul Distances Afghanistan". www.distancecalculator.net. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
5. Tapper, Nancy (February 1983). "Acculturation in Afghan Turkistan: Pashtun and Uzbek women". Asian Affairs. 14 (1): 35–44. doi:10.1080/03068378308730096. ISSN 0306-8374.
6. "Taliban seize two more Afghanistan provincial capitals in northern blitz". Pakistan Today. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
7. "Taliban tighten their grip on Afghanistan after capturing two more cities". www.efe.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

v t e Sar-e Pol Province
Capital: Sar-e Pol
Districts	Balkhab Gosfandi Kohistanat Sancharak Sar-e Pol Sayyad Sozma Qala
Populated places	Aruj Balkhab Balūchī Baya Chiras Gawanak Ingishkah Ismael Jarghan Jawak Mirza Olang Negala Rom, Afghanistan Tukzar Zabrak
Other	Governors Balkhab River Sari Pul River

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